What is the function of the nervous system?
The Nervous System

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8th - 9th Grade
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Tamika Rafferty
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To remove wastes from the body
•To coordinate the actions of the body through electrical impulses.
To provide the body's tissues with oxygen
To absorb nutrients into the bloodstream from digested food
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the structure indicated by the arrow
Cell Body
Axon
Myelin Sheath
Dendrite
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: Sensory neurons carry impulses from the central nervous system to the effector organ
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What components make up the central nervous system?
The brain
The spinal cord
The brain and spinal cord
Motor neurons
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one of the following is NOT a type of neuron?
Somatic
Sensory
Motor
Interneurone
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is responsible for detecting pain?
Mechanoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Photoreceptors
7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Define a reflex
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