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WorksheetsNervous System Stimulus
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Identify the stimulus....."Birds flock to shelter when it starts to hail outside
Birds flock to shelter
It starts to hail outside
Identify the stimulus..."A loud noise causes you to cover your ears"
A loud noise
You cover your ears
Identify the stimulus..."A person shivers because it is cold outside"
Cold temperature
A person shivers
Identify the response..."A squirrel scratches at a flea bite"
A flea bite
A squirrel scratches
Identify the response..."An organism is hungry so it eats some food"
Feeling hungry
Eating food
Identify the stimulus..."Roots growing down towards gravity"
Roots growing down
The force of gravity
Identify the response..."A plant's stem fighting against the force of gravity by growing upwards"
A plant stem
A plant stem fighting gravity
Gravity
What is the main function of the nervous system?
to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide
to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients
to control the body's activities by relaying messages
to control the body's movements
What are the two divisions of the nervous system?
Central and Lower nervous systems
Central and Peripheral nervous systems
Lower and Cerebral nervous systems
Central and Muscular nervous systems
A nerve cell is called a:
neutron
nerve
neuron
synapse
Dendrites are part of a neuron that carries electrical signals _______ the cell body.
to
away
in between
Axons are part of a neuron that send electrical signals ________ the cell body
to
away from
in between
True or False: the cell body of a neuron has a nucleus.
True
False
The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.
Neuron
Brain message
Stimulus
Synapse
Senses recognize ____________ which are recognized by the brain and results in a response.
Synapses
Brain messages
Stimuli (plural of stimulus)
Cerebrums
When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...
response
synapse
cerebral response
reflex
Which of the following is NOT a sense?
hearing
nose
smell
touch
Which is the following is represented by the letter B?
cell body
nucleus
dendrite
axon
Which of the following is represented by letter C?
Cell body
nucleus
axon
dendrite
Which is represented by the letter E?
Axon
Myelin sheath
schwan cells
terminal branches
Which is represented by the letter G?
axon
myelin sheath
schwan cell
terminal branches
A single fiber in the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body:
axon
dendrite
myelin sheath
nucleus
Lipid (fat) covering that increases the rate of transmission and insulates the axon:
axon
dendrite
myelin sheath
schwann cell
