Nervous System Stimulus

Identify the stimulus....."Birds flock to shelter when it starts to hail outside

• Birds flock to shelter

• It starts to hail outside

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Identify the stimulus..."A loud noise causes you to cover your ears"

• A loud noise

• You cover your ears

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Identify the stimulus..."A person shivers because it is cold outside"

• Cold temperature

• A person shivers

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Identify the response..."A squirrel scratches at a flea bite"

• A flea bite

• A squirrel scratches

Identify the response..."An organism is hungry so it eats some food"

• Feeling hungry

• Eating food

Identify the stimulus..."Roots growing down towards gravity"

• Roots growing down

• The force of gravity

Identify the response..."A plant's stem fighting against the force of gravity by growing upwards"

• A plant stem

• A plant stem fighting gravity

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

• to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

• to control the body's activities by relaying messages

• to control the body's movements

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Lower nervous systems

• Central and Peripheral nervous systems

• Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

• Central and Muscular nervous systems

A nerve cell is called a:

• neutron

• nerve

• neuron

• synapse