What are neurons?
A) Nerve cells in your brain
B) muscle cells C) bone cels D) None of the above
A) Nerve cells in your brain
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What are the two systems that are in the nervous system?
Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
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Does the synapse grow when you make connections?
No
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How fast do neurons travel?
150 METERS PER SECOND
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Why is the brain grey?
It is made up of neurons and the neurons are grey
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Name the part of a neuron that grows when you make new connections
Dendrites
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This part of the nervous system has to do with the brain and spinal cord
The Central Nervous System
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What receives the growing dendrites?
The Synapse
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What is an example they used for impulses traveling from neuron to neuron?
Touching a hot stove
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What is the automatic nervous system?
The nerves that carry out automatic functions like blinking breathing digesting food etc
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What is the space between neurons called?
Synapse
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Which part of a neuron resembles branches?
Dendrites
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When you are learning something new, what do you need to make a connection?
Repetition and practice
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Does a neuron have a cell body?
YES
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The Cell Body is referred to as the...
"Brain" of a neuron.
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What is the LONGEST part in a neuron?
The Axon
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What are the LONGEST and the LARGEST parts of a neuron?
A) Dendrites and Synapse
B) Cerebrum and Cerebellum
C) Axon and Cell Body
C) Axon and Cell Body
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Another name for an electrical signal or message from a neuron.
IMPULSES
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What is a nerve
a collection of axons bundled together with blood vessels.
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About how many neurons are there in your brain?
100 billion
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What are ALL of the parts in a neuron?
C) Dendrites, Axon, Cell Body, and the synapse
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What is the peripheral nervous system?
All of the parts of the nervous system besides the brain and spinal cord. THE PNS connects all parts of the body to the CNS. It uses NERVES to carry information from your body to the CNS.
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How do you make connections?
By learning something or experiencing something new and repeating and /or practicing it so you remember
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What is a SENSORY neuron?
It tells the body about things that are happening AROUND your body