The Nervous System

Major aspects of nervous system: sensory input, integration and processing (decision-making), and ?

• muscle output

• motor output

• impluse output

What is a nerve cell called?

• neuroglia

• astrocyte

• oligodendrocyte

• neuron 

The main parts of the central nervous system are the nerves, the spinal cord, and the brain? T/F

• true

• false

Which of the following statements are true?

• The peripheral nervous system is made up of the cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and somatic nerves.

• The peripheral NS is made up of the somatic division and the autonomic division.

• The somatic part of our nervous system controls involuntary muscles.

• The peripheral NS is made up of sensory division and a processing division.

The gap between the axon on one cells the the dendrite of another cell is called the ?

• nerve gap

• neurotransmitter gap

• synaptic cleft

• synaptic vessicle

Which statement is true ad to changes of a message travelling from one neuron to another?

• A message sent down a nerve cell goes from electric, to chemical, and then back to electric.

•  The message goes from electric to electric along its entire journey

• The message goes from chemical, to electric, and back to chemical

• The message goes from electric, to chemical, and then stays chemical.

Your heart beat would be controlled by?

• Your somatic nerve division which is part of the central NS.

• Your autonomic division which is controlled by the sensory division of the peripheral NS

• Your autonomic division of the motor division of the peripheral NS

• Entirely by your central nervous system.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following would NOT be a sensory organ?

• taste

• smell

• touch

• swallowing

Which statement is true?

• Dendrites conduct impulses away from the cell body.

• Axons conduct impulses toward the cell body.

• Axons conduct impulses away from the cell body.

• Dendrites do not conduct impulses at all.

Which of the following is true about the neurotransmitter dopamine on how it affects the CNS?

• It makes you sleepy

• It makes you upset

• It makes you stay awake

• It make you feel good.