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Brain Worksheet #1
The spinal cord, nervous system and
neurons
Name: _________________________________________
Date ________________________ Period _________
1. The spinal cord extends down from the
____________________ through the _______________________________________________.
2. Why does the left side of the brain control the right side of the body
and the right side of the brain control the right side of the body?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the job of a nerve cell? ___________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. A nerve impulse is a small amount of ____________________________________.
5-8 – Matching. Match the parts of nerve cell with the correct
description.
__________ 5. Cell Body
__________ 6. Dendrites
__________ 7. Axon
A. Carries nerve impulses
AWAY from the cell body
B. Gap between the nerve
cells
C. Contains nucleus,
cytoplasm and cell
membrane
D. Carries nerve impulses
TOWARD the cell body
__________ 8. Synapse
9. What are the two types of nerve cells?
A. __________________________________
B. __________________________________
10. In the space below draw and label a PAIR of neurons:
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