What is a dendrite? (1 point)
Responses
It is a cell that sends signals to the body to move.
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 a cell that sends signals to the central nervous system based on sensory input.
It is the part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body.
It is the part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body.
It is the part of a neuron that carries information to the cell body.
It is the part of the neuron that carries information to the cell body.
What is the term for changes in the internal or external environment that cause a response? (1 point)
Responses
signals
signals
nerves
nerves
messages
messages
stimuli
stimuli
How do signals from sensory neurons reach motor neurons?(1 point)
Responses
Through interneurons in the brain and spinal cord that connect sensory neurons and motor neurons
Through interneurons in the brain and spinal cord that connect sensory neurons and motor neurons
Signals from sensory neurons do not get sent to motor neurons
Signals from sensory neurons do not get sent to motor neurons
Motor neurons signal for the body to move the signal toward them
Motor neurons signal for the body to move the signal toward them
Signals move from dendrite to dendrite towards motor neurons
Through interneurons in the brain and spinal cord that connect sensory neurons and motor neurons
Question
What part of the nervous system is completely protected by bone? (1 point)
Responses
peripheral nervous system
peripheral nervous system
interneurons
interneurons
central nervous system
central nervous system
sensory neurons
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)
Responses
dendrites in sensory neurons
dendrites in sensory neurons
axons in motor neurons
axons in motor neurons
dendrites in motor neurons
dendrites in motor neurons
axons in sensory neurons