Ch.2 Guide (Intro)

Two main divisions of the nervous system are the ______ and _____.

• brain; spinal cord

• autonomic; somatic nervous system

• Peripheral nervous system; central nervous system

• glands; muscles

Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell?

• axon

• soma

• dendrite

• cell membrane

Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body?

• spinal cord

• brain

• reflexes

• interneurons

The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the __________ nervous system/

• central

• somatic

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

Hormones are_________.

• the female gonads

• chemicals released into the bloodstream by the endocrine glands

• chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles, which when released have an effect on the next cell

• the male gonads

What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information?

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• cerebellum

• pituitary gland

Which of the following regions contains the primary visual cortex?

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

Which of the following is a function of the right hemisphere?

• perception, expression of emotion, and recognition of patterns

• sense of time and rhythm

• speech, handwriting, and calculation

• language processing in most individuals

Branch like structures that receive messages from other neurons are called_____.

• axons

• nerve bundles

• dendrites

• synapses

Which of the following are responsible for acting as a facilitator of communication between neurons?

• motor neurons

• interneurons

• sensory neurons

• reflexes