May 31st, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Level#1

A stroke happens when something prevents the brain from getting it blood supply. Without blood, nerve cells in the brain die. Many people become partly paralyzed from having a stroke. Cerebral palsy is another disorder caused by damage to the brain. A person with cerebral palsy has less-than-normal control over his or her muscles. This person's hands may shake, or he or she may not be able to form words. In some cases, the person's arms are stiff and slow moving. Cerebral palsy is sometimes caused by poor prenatal care. Prenatal care means before birth, so prenatal care is care received by a baby while it is still inside its mother.

1. What does a stroke happen?





2. What happens to the nerve cells in the brain when they do not get blood?






3. What happens to many people as a result of a stroke? 








Level#2

A stroke happens when something prevents the brain from getting it blood supply. Without blood, nerve cells in the brain die. Many people become partly paralyzed from having a stroke. Cerebral palsy is another disorder caused by damage to the brain. A person with cerebral palsy has less-than-normal control over his or her muscles. This person's hands may shake, or he or she may not be able to form words. In some cases, the person's arms are stiff and slow moving. Cerebral palsy is sometimes caused by poor prenatal care. Prenatal care means before birth, so prenatal care is care received by a baby while it is still inside its mother. A third disease that affects the nervous system is multiple sclerosis. This disease attacks the body's nerves. The damaged nerves are then unable to send or receive messages. Multiple sclerosis usually attacks people between the ages of 20 and 40. Epilepsy is a disorder that causes a person to have seizures. People suffering from this condition have abnormal brain waves.

1. When does a stroke happen, and what happens to nerve cells in the brain without blood?






2. What happens to many people who have strokes, and what is cerebral palsy caused by?






3. How does cerebral palsy affect a person's muscles, hands, and speech?

Level#3

A stroke happens when something prevents the brain from getting it blood supply. Without blood, nerve cells in the brain die. Many people become partly paralyzed from having a stroke. Cerebral palsy is another disorder caused by damage to the brain. A person with cerebral palsy has less-than-normal control over his or her muscles. This person's hands may shake, or he or she may not be able to form words. In some cases, the person's arms are stiff and slow moving. Cerebral palsy is sometimes caused by poor prenatal care. Prenatal care means before birth, so prenatal care is care received by a baby while it is still inside its mother. A third disease that affects the nervous system is multiple sclerosis. This disease attacks the body's nerves. The damaged nerves are then unable to send or receive messages. Multiple sclerosis usually attacks people between the ages of 20 and 40. Epilepsy is a disorder that causes a person to have seizures. People suffering from this condition have abnormal brain waves. Drugs and alcohol also affect the nervous system. A person's eyesight, thinking, and muscle control are impaired after drinking alcohol or abusing drugs. Drugs and alcohol often have long-term effects, too. Memory loss, nervousness, and poor emotional health are some of these effects. There may also be signs of brain damage as a result of drug and alcohol abuse.

1. Explain when a stroke happens, what happens to nerve cells without blood, and what happens to many people who have strokes.








2. Explain what cerebral palsy is caused by, how it affects a person's muscles, ans their hands and speech.








3. What else can cause cerebral palsy and what is prenatal care?








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May 30th, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about:The Nervous System and your actions

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Level#1

The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain.

1. What happens when you touch a hot pan?






2. After your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan what happens next?






3. What are reflexes?







Level#2

The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain. Automatic impulses are those that control how your body's organs function. They cause your stomach muscles to squeeze together. They help you breathe. They also keep your heart beating.

1. What does the nervous system do, and what are the messages it sends called?






2. What are reflexes and how do they happen?







3. Where are reflexes processed?










Level#3


The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain. Automatic impulses are those that control how your body's organs function. They cause your stomach muscles to squeeze together. They help you breathe. They also keep your heart beating. Voluntary nerve action means that you think about doing something first. Then you do it. Voluntary nerve impulses usually control muscles.

1. What are reflexes, how do they happen, and where are they processed?











2. Explain what automatic impulses are, and what they control.












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May 26th, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about:The Nervous System and your actions

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Level#1

The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain.

1. How do reflexes happen?






2. Where are reflexes impulses processed?






3. How do reflexes help you if you touch a very hot pan?







Level#2

The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain. Automatic impulses are those that control how your body's organs function. They cause your stomach muscles to squeeze together. They help you breathe. They also keep your heart beating.

1. How does your nervous system help you if you touch a very hot pan, and when does this movement occur?







2. What are automatic impulses?







3. Describe the three different automatic impulses.










Level#3


The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain. Automatic impulses are those that control how your body's organs function. They cause your stomach muscles to squeeze together. They help you breathe. They also keep your heart beating. Voluntary nerve action means that you think about doing something first. Then you do it. Voluntary nerve impulses usually control muscles.

1. Explain what automatic impulses are, and give three examples of these impulses.












2. Explain what voluntary nerve action means, what happens as a result of it, and what voluntary nerve impulses control.












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May 25th, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about:The Nervous System and your actions

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Level#1

The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain.

1. Where does the nervous system send messages?






2. How many ways does the nervous system process impulses?






3. What are reflexes?







Level#2

The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain. Automatic impulses are those that control how your body's organs function. They cause your stomach muscles to squeeze together. They help you breathe. They also keep your heart beating.

1. Where does your nervous system send messages, and what are these messages?







2. How many ways does the nervous system process impulses, and what are reflexes?







3. How do reflexes work, and how are these impulses processed?










Level#3


The nervous system sends messages among the different organs of the body. These messages are signals called impulses. There are three ways the nervous system processes impulses. Reflexes are involuntary responses to outside stimuli. They happen without your brain "thinking" about them. These impulses are processed in your spinal cord rather than in your brain. Suppose you touch a very hot pan. Your arm muscles lift your hand away from the pan. This movement occurs before the pain message reaches your brain. Automatic impulses are those that control how your body's organs function. They cause your stomach muscles to squeeze together. They help you breathe. They also keep your heart beating. Voluntary nerve action means that you think about doing something first. Then you do it. Voluntary nerve impulses usually control muscles.

1. Explain where the nervous system sends messages, what these messages are called, and how many ways does the nervous system process impulses.







2. Explain what reflexes are, how they happen, and where they are processed.







3. Explain what happens when you touch a hot pan, and what occurs first in this situation.








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May 24th, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about:The Nervous System: The Neuron (Nerve Cell)

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Level#1

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons.

1. What are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system?




2. How many parts does a typical neuron have?




3. What is the largest part of  the neuron?






Level#2

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons. Sensory neurons are connected to your sense organs. The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin are your sense organs. Sensory neurons take messages away from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord.

1. What is a neuron, and are all neurons the same size and shape?





2. How long can some neurons be, and what are neurons the basic unit of ?





3. How many parts does a neuron have, and what is the largest part of a neuron?







Level#3

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons. Sensory neurons are connected to your sense organs. The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin are your sense organs. Sensory neurons take messages away from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system to muscles and glands. Glands are organs that make chemical substances that are used or released by the body. Muscles and glands respond to information from the brain.

1. Explain where other fibers carry their messages, and what these fibers are called.







2. Explain what sensory neurons are connected to, and where sensory neurons take their messages.







3. Explain where motor neurons take their messages, and what glands are.





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May 23rd, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about:The Nervous System: The Neuron (Nerve Cell)

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Level#1

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons.

1. Where do the messages that some fibers carry from other neurons go into?




2. What are the fibers that carry messages into the cell body called?




3. What are the fibers that carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons called?







Level#2

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons. Sensory neurons are connected to your sense organs. The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin are your sense organs. Sensory neurons take messages away from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord.

1. What do long fibers that branch from the cell body do, and what are these fibers called?





2. Where do other fibers that carry messages away from the cell body send their messages to, and what are these fibers called?





3. What are sensory neurons connected to, and what do sensory neurons do?







Level#3

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons. Sensory neurons are connected to your sense organs. The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin are your sense organs. Sensory neurons take messages away from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system to muscles and glands. Glands are organs that make chemical substances that are used or released by the body. Muscles and glands respond to information from the brain. 

1. Explain where other fibers that carry messages away from the cell body deliver their messages to, and what these fibers are called.








2. Explain what sensory neurons are connected to, and what sensory neurons do.








3. Explain what motor neurons do, what glands do, and what muscles and glands respond to.







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May 22nd, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about:The Nervous System: The Neuron (Nerve Cell)

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Level#1

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons.

1. What is a neuron?




2. Do all neurons come in the same size and shape?




3. How long can neurons be?







Level#2

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons. Sensory neurons are connected to your sense organs. The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin are your sense organs. Sensory neurons take messages away from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord.

1. What is a neuron, and are all neurons the same size and shape?





2. How long can some neurons be, and what are neurons the basic units of?





3. How many parts does a neuron have, and what is the largest part of a neuron?







Level#3

A neuron is a nerve cell. Neurons come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, one neuron in your leg can be more than 3 feet long! Neurons are the basic units of structure that make up the nervous system. A typical neuron has three main parts. The largest part of the neuron is the cell body. There are long fibers that branch from the cell body. Some of these fibers carry messages from other neurons into the cell body. These fibers are called dendrites. Other fibers carry messages away from the cell body to other neurons. These fibers are called axons. Sensory neurons are connected to your sense organs. The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin are your sense organs. Sensory neurons take messages away from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system to muscles and glands. Glands are organs that make chemical substances that are used or released by the body. Muscles and glands respond to information from the brain. 

1. Explain what a neuron is, what sizes and shapes neurons are, and how long can neurons be.






2. Explain what neurons are the basic units of structure for, how many parts a neuron has, and what the largest part of a neuron is.






3. Explain where some fibers that branch from the cell body carry messages to, and what are these fibers called.







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