Nervous System Anatomy Paper Quiz

What are the two major structural divisions of the nervous system?

• The brain and spinal cord

• The central nervous and peripheral nervous system

• The neurons and the dendrites

• The cerebrum and the medulla

What are the two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

• Sensory and Motor

• Peripheral and Central

• Somatic and Autonomic

• Brain and Spinal Cord

What are the two divisions of the motor nervous system?

• Sensory and Motor

• Peripheral and Central

• Somatic and Autonomic

• Brain and Spinal Cord

The division of the Autonomic Nervous System that slows responses (resting and digesting).

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

• motor

• sensory

The division of the Autonomic Nervous System that prepares the body for "fight or flight".

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

• somatic

• central

The major types of cells found in the nervous system

• Neurons and chondrocytes

• Sarcomeres and osteoblasts

• Dendrites and axons

• Neuroglia and neurons

What type of neuroglial cell attaches neurons to capillaries?

• Astrocyte
• Oligodendrocytes
• Microglial
• Ependymal

Small cells that engulf and destroy microbes and cellular debris in the CNS

• microglia

• horns

• neuroglia

• astrocytes

The cells that form the lining of the cavities of the brain and spinal cord and line the fluid-filled ventricles of the brain are called?

• arachnoid cells

• schwann cells

• ependymal cells

• neuroglia cells

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Forms myelin sheath on peripheral nerves in the PNS

• Astrocytes

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglia

• Schwann cells