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A&P Nervous System Quiz
1. The central nervous system is composed of the ____________ and the_____________________.
2. Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear
a. white b. gray
c. brown
d. transparent
3. The part of the brain that functions to coordinate voluntary muscle movements is the
a. cerebrum b. brain stem
c. cerebellum
d. corpus callosum
4. Which of the following is most closely associated with the diencephalon?
a. thalamus b. cerebral aqueduct
c. cerebral peduncles d. red nucleus
5. What are neurons?
6. How is nervous information transmitted?
7. Which of the meninges is found closest to the brain tissue?
a. dura mater
b. arachnoid mater
c. pia mater
d. cerebrospinal mater
8. The two hemispheres of the cerebrum are connected by nerve fibers known as _____________
_________________.
9. The ridges (bumps) of the brain are ___________________________.
10. The part of the brain stem that contains the cardiac and vasomotor centers is the _________________
______________________.
11. Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct sequence?
a. receptor, sensory neuron, motor neuron, effector
b. effector, receptor, sensory neuron, motor neuron, interneuron
c. effector, sensory neuron, receptor, interneuron, motor neuron
d. receptor, motor neuron, sensory neuron, effector
12. Describe the mechanics of a withdrawal reflex (the how and why it occurs).
True or False
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A nerve is a single neuron that transmits nerve impulses.
Neurotransmitters are released through dendrites.
A nerve impulse travels from axon to dendrite.
The nerves that connect the central nervous system to body parts are the perimeter nervous system.
17. The junction between two communicating neurons is a synapse.
18. Name one of the neuroglial cells.
19. The area between neurons, where communication is made, is known as the ______________.
20. The neurons that receive the sense and carry it to the brain is the ____________________
neuron.
21. The neurons in the brain or spinal cord that link other neurons are called __________ _______.
22. An automatic response to change is a _______________________.
23. The biochemicals that give a signal through the synapse to another neuron are called
_________________.
24. Body cells have a great concentration of __________________ions outside.
25. At the point where sodium and potassium ions diffuse, and repolarization occurs, the
______________ _________ occurs.
26. _________ ____ ________between Schwann cells allow action potentials to travel from node to
node and neuron to neuron.
27. Acetylcholine is an example of an excitatory _____________________
28. The basic nerve cell is a ____________.
29. The biochemicals that give a signal through a synapse to another neuron are called ___________.
30. _________ ____ ____________ between Schwann cells allow action potentials to travel from node
to node and neuron and neuron.
31. The membrane closest to the brain is the ______ ________.
32. The two major halves of the brain are the ______________ _____________.
33. Name the portions of the brain stem.
34. The pituitary gland is a part of what brain section--35. Study diagrams of brain and spinal cord.