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The Peripheral Nervous System

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How does a motor neuron work when a mosquito is seen on an arm?
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It receives processed information from the brain, causing the muscles of the arm and hands to remove the mosquito from the arm.
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How would an injury in the central nervous system affect the peripheral nervous system?
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NOT The peripheral nervous system would be prevented from sending information from stimuli receivers.
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Which list best represents the flow of stimuli information in the body?
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stimuli receiver, sensory neuron, central nervous system, motor neuron, muscle or gland
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Which best describes the central and peripheral nervous systems?
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The central nervous system processes stimuli information the body receives, and the peripheral nervous system senses stimuli and carries out the reaction.
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Which word belongs in a different group than the group below? brain, glands, motor neuron, movement, muscles, sensory neuron, stimuli
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brain
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What is the role of sensory neurons in the breakdown of food?
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Sensory neurons sense the presence of food and relay the information to the brain so that food can be moved and digested in the digestive tract.
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Which part of the nervous system is the first to work when Joshue feels a raindrop fall on his arm?
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sensory neuron
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Read the passage below. Prior to the 1970s, scientists believed that new neurons could not be generated in adult brains. In the 1970s, Dr. Goldman and Dr. Nottbohm discovered that hormones injected in adult songbirds could cause female songbirds to develop new neurons. Which statement best exemplifies the scientific principal that occurred in this case?
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New experiments can affect previous scientific explanations.
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Which best describes the parasympathetic nervous system?
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rest and digest
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Which is an example of how the peripheral nervous system helps the body maintain homeostasis?
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Muscles contract rapidly to produce heat on a cold day.