The Nervous System

The peripheral nervous system includes

• brain

• spinal cord

• nerves

• cerebrum

The central nervous system includes what 2 parts of the body?

Nerve cells responsible for receiving external stimuli from the body's environment and passing that signal through nerves to the central nervous system.  

• motor neurons

• nerves

• axon

• sensory neurons

What are nerve cells that pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland?

• sensory neurons

• motor neurons

• cell body

• myelin sheath

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A branch extending from a neuron that receives signals from another neuron through a synapse.

• axon

• lesion

• dendrites

• myelin sheath

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.

• axon

• sensory neurons

• brain

• neurotransmitters

Which test examines speech, hearing, balance, and reflexes?

• EMG

• CSF

• Neurological

• brain scan

Which test shows a problem with the myelin sheath of neurons?

• neurological exam

• CSF

• EMG

• nerve conduction velocity test

Which test can identify nerve damage by measuring how fast an electrical signal moves through a nerve?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Which test can show lesion or tumors?

• CSF

• EMG

• Brain Scans

• Nerve Conduction Velocity Test