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Advanced Biology II
Nerve Pathways Practice Sheet
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The nervous system is a connection of many different (1) _____________________ (nerve cells).
These nerves form pathways that send messages all over the body, in many different directions. (2) ________
neurons detect specific kinds of environmental stimuli, (3) _____________________ connect different
neurons in the spinal cord and brain, and (4) _____________________ neurons are linked with muscles or
glands.
All motor-nerves-to-skeletal-muscle pathways and all sensory pathways make up the (5) ____________
nervous system. The remaining nerve tissue, which generally is not under conscious control, is collectively
known as the (6) _____________________ nervous system. The (6) nervous system is subdivided into two
parts: (7) _____________________ nerves, which respond in emergency situations, and (8) ______________
nerves, which oversee the restoration and maintenance of normal body functioning. The (9)
_____________________ consists of the brain and spinal cord, while all other nerves are in the peripheral
nervous system. A skull encloses the brain, and the vertebral column and (10) _______________ enclose and
protect the spinal cord.
SmartBoard
Play the Nerve Pathways Terms Matching game. Record the names of the terms you use (not the definitions).
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Matching
Match the type of sensory receptor with the description.
A. Chemoreceptor
B. Thermoreceptor
D. Mechanoreceptor
C. Nociceptor
E. Photoreceptor
19. Responsible for the sense of touch and pressure in your fingertips.
20. Pain sensations
21. Found in your retina
22. Found on your tongue for sense of taste
23. Would be activated if you dropped a weight on your toe in weightlifting
24. Responsible for hearing
25. Include different receptors for light and deep pressure
26. Sense light
27. Responsible for the sense of smell
28. Things that are being detected must be dissolved in a liquid
29. Detects temperature changes