
LL- Nervous System
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Jennifer R Marchand
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Multiple Choice
A student practiced a ruler-drop test 10 times to see if their reaction time improved. The graph below shows the data from their trials.
What is being changed or tracked on the x-axis?
Reaction Time
Mood of Particpants
Age of Participants
Time for ruler to fall
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Multiple Choice
Neurons can be "myelinated" (have a fatty insulation) or "unmyelinated." This graph compares how fast an electrical signal travels in both types.
If a disease like Multiple Sclerosis (MS) were to damage the myelin sheath of a neuron, how would you expect its bar on this graph to change?
The line unmyelinated neuron for would significantly decrease in height.
The line myelinated neuron for would significantly decrease in height.
The line unmyelinated neuron for would significantly increase in height.
The line myelinated neuron for would significantly increase in height.
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Multiple Choice
The nervous system uses "Action Potentials" (electrical signals) to send messages. This graph shows how a sensory neuron in your skin responds to different levels of pressure. Look at the height (amplitude) of the spikes. Does a stronger stimulus create a "bigger" electrical signal, or just "more frequent" signals? Use the graph to justify your answer.
No, a stronger stimulus does not create a larger signal.
No. The signals stay the same size and frequency, but each individual electrical pulse stays 'on'.
Yes. Because a heavy squeeze has more physical energy.
Yes. A stronger stimulus makes the electrical signal travel much faster down the axon
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Multiple Choice
The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the :
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic Nervous System
Central nervous system
Limbic System
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Categorize
Somatic
Autonomic
Brain
Spinal Cord
Body's Control Center
5 Senses
Many Nerves
Which of the following are a part of the central nervous system vs the peripheral?
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So how do these neurons work if someone taps you on the shoulder . . .
Receptors in the skin sense touch or other stimuli.
Sensory neurons transmit the touch message.
Information is sorted and interpreted in the brain. A response in determined by interneurons.
Motor neurons transmit a response message to the shoulder muscles.
The shoulder muscles are activated, causing the head to turn.
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Multiple Choice
Which part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons?
Axon
Cell Body
Dendrites
Synapse
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Multiple Choice
The part of the brain that controls controls balance and condination.
Cerebellum
Brain Stem
Cerebrum
Spinal cord
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Multiple Choice
The part of the brain that controls controls memory, intelligence, muscles.
Cerebellum
Brain Stem
Cerebrum
Spinal cord
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Multiple Choice
The part of the brain that controls controls involuntary activities such as heart rate and breathing
Cerebellum
Brain Stem
Cerebrum
Spinal cord
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