6.1 Nervous System

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11th - 12th Grade
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Maudie Scherry
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the 2 nervous systems?
(see your chart)
brain and spinal cord
somatic and autonomic
central and peripheral nervous systems
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Main function of a neuron:
transmit messages
protect the spinal cord
conserve energy
fight infection
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Long-term memories may improve when
(think logically)
axons eliminate the myelin sheath
reactions decrease within cell bodies.
impulses reverse direction.
dendrites grow or become enlarged.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The space between neurons is called the
(bottom of page 150)
myelin sheath
synapse
axon terminal
dendrite
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which direction do neurons fire?
(Use your worksheet with neuron drawing.)
dendrites to synapse
synapse to dendrites
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The act of shooting a basketball relies primarily on
(use worksheet with arm / finger / candle flame)
afferent neurons
efferent neurons
sensory neurons
interneurons
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The autonomic nervous system regulates the action of the
central nervous system
somatic nervous system
involuntary muscles and organs
voluntary skeletal muscles.
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