Nervous System Overview Quiz

The neural processes that convey incoming messages toward the cell body are indicated by ________.

• Label H

• Label G

• Label A

• Label F

• Label B

The metabolic center of the neuron is indicated by ________.

• Label D

• Label f

• Label A

• Label H

• Label I

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The axon terminals are indicated by ________.

• Label I

• Label G

• Label B

• Label A

• Label C

The axon is indicated by ________.

• Label B

• Label F

• Label H

• Label I

• Label A

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The gaps between Schwann cells are indicated by ________.

• Label D

• Label H

• Label B

• Label F

• Label A

The nucleus of the neuron is indicated by ________.

• Label E

• Label I

• Label A

• Label B

• Label F

What are the two main functional subdivisions of the nervous system?

• central and peripheral

• somatic and autonomic

• sensory and motor

• autonomic and sympathetic

The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are two arms of the ________.

• central nervous system

• voluntary nervous system

• autonomic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

• peripheral nerous system

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What cells form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS?

• satellite cells

• ependymal cells

• Schwann cells

• microglial cells

Which of these neuroglial cells forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?

• satellite cells

• ependymal cells

• Schwann cells

• oligodendrocytes

• astrocytes