Nervous System Quiz

What two things are found in the central nervous system?

• brain/spinal cord
• spinal cord/motor neurons
• motor/sensory neurons
• only brain

Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• axon terminal

Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?

• dendrite
• terminal
• cell body
• axon

What are specialized nerve endings that detect change inside and outside the body?

• interneurons
• receptors
• motor neurons
• reflex arc

Which of the TWO nervous systems contains motor and sensory neurons?

• central nervous system
• peripheral
• motor
• sensory

The spinal cord is protected by the _____?

• vertebrae 
• skull
• lungs
• rib cage

The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys
• lungs, liver, stomach
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• eyes, pancreas, veins

Which part of the brain controls reflexes?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain stem
• Spinal cord

____________ contains cell organelles and a nucleus

• cell body

• dendrite

• axon

Your brain controls some actions involuntarily.

• True
• False