Nervous System

The basic structural unit of the nervous system is the 

• dendrite
• neuron
• nucleus
• neurilemma

A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the cell body is a/an?

• dendrite
• axon
• neuron
• myelin

Sensory nerves that carry messages from all parts of the body to the brain and spinal cord are?

• afferent
• efferent
• connecting
• mixed

The part of the brain responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye reflexes

• pons
• medulla oblongata
• diencephalon
• midbrain

The part of the brain that regulates heartbeat, respiration, swallowing, coughing and blood pressure

• pons
• midbrain
• medulla oblongata
• cerebrum

The part of the brain that is responsible for thought, reasoning, memory, judgement, speech and voluntary body movement 

• cerebrum
• medulla oblongata
• micbrain
• cerebellum

The part of the brain responsible for muscle contractions, balance, posture, and muscle tone

• cerebrum
• cerebellum
• diencephalon
• medulla oblongata

The membranes covering the brain and spinal cord are the?

• thalamus
• ventricles
• meninges
• choroid plexuses

Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by special structures called

• choroid plexuses
• arachnoid villi
• dura mater
• meninges

Hollow spaces in the brain filled with CSF are called

• ventricles
• meninges
• arachnoid villi
• choroid plexuses