The Nervous System

This is the body's communication and control system.

• Circulatory System

• Excretory System

• Nervous System

• Respiratory System

TRUE or FALSE

The Nervous System receives information from the environment and from inside the body. It interprets this information and instructs the body to respond to it.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Identify some functions of the nervous system.

• Action of the muscles and the tissues

• Breathing, blood circulation

• sensations such as sight, smell, taste, touch and feel

• Thinking, learning, memory

What are the two parts of the Nervous System?

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Automatic Nervous System

• Middle Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

The Central Nervous System is composed of the following parts: (select 2 from the choices)

• Spinal Cord

• Heart

• Brain

• Nerves

What is the Peripheral Nervous System composed of?

• Veins and arteries

• Nerves branching out from the brain and spinal cord

• Intestines

• Root endings

What do you call the cell that compose the nerves? This is the basic working unit of the nervous system.

• Nucleus

• Nerve cells or neurons

• Neutrinos

• Electrons

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

These are called electrical and chemical messages sent and received by the neurons.

• Electromagnetic Force

• Refraction

• Reflexes

• Impulses

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What are nerve cells that carry impulses to the Central Nervous Sytem?

• Motor neurons

• Sensory Neurons

• Association Neurons

What are the nerve cells that carry impulses from the CNS to the muscles or organs to carry out an action?

• Motor neurons

• Sensory neurons

• Association neurons