Nervous System

Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?

• Blood
• Spinal Cord
• Atrium
• Ventricle

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What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• cranial nerves and spinal nerves

What is the job of the spinal cord?

• To protect your muscles
• To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
• To open and close your lungs.

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The regulation of steady internal conditions in an organism is called ___.

• homeostasis

• reflex

• paralysis

• synapse

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons

• axon 
• dendrite
• axon terminal
• gene

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A network of branches coming from individual cells.  They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system

• axon
• axon terminal
• dendrite
• neuron

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A nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system which processes and transmits information

• axon
• neuron
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

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This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron
• myelin sheath
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

A

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

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B

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

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