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Nerve Impulse Worksheet Answers

1. The document discusses the nervous system and its key components. 2. It describes neurons, which are made up of a cell body, dendrite, and axon, and how impulses are transmitted across synapses between neurons. 3. It also discusses the central nervous system, made up of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, including sensory neurons that detect stimuli and motor neurons that activate muscles and glands.

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Nerve Impulse Worksheet Answers

1. The document discusses the nervous system and its key components. 2. It describes neurons, which are made up of a cell body, dendrite, and axon, and how impulses are transmitted across synapses between neurons. 3. It also discusses the central nervous system, made up of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, including sensory neurons that detect stimuli and motor neurons that activate muscles and glands.

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Name: _____________________________________  

  Date: _______    Period: _______

The Nervous System


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Across 11. Which part of the nervous system is 5. The ear, along with detecting and
2. A _____ is made up of a cell body, made up of nerve cells that carry impulses transmitting _____ _____, also controls the
dendrite, and axon. to and from the brain. body's balance by reacting to motion and
4. When an impulse reaches the end of 12. What is the branch part of the neuron gravity.
and axon, the axon releases a chemical that that transports messages away from the cell 7. When light is focused in front of the
flows across the synapse and relrelaysyas body. retina a person is ___________.
the impulse the ________ of the next 14. This part of the brain coordinates 10. When a movement causes the spinal
neuron. voluntary muscle movements. cord to interpret an impulse from the brain
6. The _________ _____ in the nasal 15. When the light focused in front of the from sensory receptors this movement is
passages detect molecules in the sir, retina a person is__________. called ______.
transmiting these impulses as odors. Down 13. The _______ nervous system is made
8. Nerve cells that relay impulses from 1. The olfactory cells in the nasal up of the brain and spinal cord.
sensory nerve cells are called passages detect _________ in the air,
____________. transmitting these impulses as odors.
9. Nerve cells that conduct impulses 3. The rods and cones send impulses to
from the brain to muscle and glands the _____ _____, which carries them to the
throughout your body are called _____ visual area of the cortex.
neurons.

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