What is a dendrite? (1 point)

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It is the part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body.
It is a cell that sends signals to the body to move.
It is a cell that sends signals to the central nervous system based on sensory input.
It is the part of a neuron that carries information to the cell body.

It is the part of a neuron that carries information to the cell body.

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What is the term for changes in the internal or external environment that cause a response? (1 point)

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messages
nerves
signals
stimuli

Stimuli.

How do signals from sensory neurons reach motor neurons?(1 point)

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Signals from sensory neurons do not get sent to motor neurons
Signals move from dendrite to dendrite towards motor neurons
Through interneurons in the brain and spinal cord that connect sensory neurons and motor neurons
Motor neurons signal for the body to move the signal toward them

Through interneurons in the brain and spinal cord that connect sensory neurons and motor neurons.

What part of the nervous system is completely protected by bone? (1 point)

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sensory neurons
peripheral nervous system
central nervous system
interneurons

Central nervous system.

You see a mosquito land on your hand and swat at it. A signal passes through many parts of different neurons to make this happen. Which component of the nervous system is the last to be involved in this process? (1 point)

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axons in sensory neurons
dendrites in motor neurons
dendrites in sensory neurons
axons in motor neurons