Nervous System 2

The skeletal muscles are controlled by the ____ nervous system.

• afferent
• somatic
• involuntary

) The part of the neuron that typically conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body is the ________.

• dendrite
• cell body
• synaptic cleft
• axon

The nervous system is structurally subdivided into two systems: ________ nervous system and ________ nervous system.

• central; peripheral
• somatic; autonomic
• parasympathetic; sympathetic
• autonomic; sympathetic

The term central nervous system refers to the ________. 

• autonomic and peripheral nervous systems
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• brain and spinal cord

What does the nervous system do?

• Pumps blood from your heart to your body

• Carries messages back and forth between your brand and the rest of your body

• Breaks up food

• Secrete hormones.

What kind of cells make up the nervous system?

• Plasma

• Neurons

• Blood Vessels

• Spinal Cord

The spinal cord is.....

• The command center of the nervous system

• The body's message and control center

• A long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body.

• All of the above.

What is the Peripheral Nervous System consist of?

• The brain

• The spinal Cord

• The nerves that connect the CNS to all parts of the body.

• All of the above.

What is a stimulus?

• A change in your heart beat.

• A change in the environment.

• Exhaling CO₂

• A cut healing using platelets.

The spinal cord connects the ________________ to the rest of the body.

• brain

• heart

• arms and legs

• lungs