The Nervous System Test

What bones protect the spinal cord?

• vertebrae

• ribs

• neurons

• clavicles

This type of neuron carries impulse to move muscles or cause glands to secrete.

• sensory

• motor

The brain and spinal cord make up the

• peripheral nervous system

• central nervous system

• auditory system

• optical system

The ___ includes all the nerves spread throughout the body except those found in the brain and spinal cord.

• peripheral nervous system

• central nervous system

What type of neuron gathers information from inside and around the body?

• sensory

• motor

The cerebrum

• is the largest part of the brain

• is responsible for thinking and memory storage

• is divided into 2 hemispheres

• all of these statements are true

If you were to touch the spine on a cactus, what would be the correct order of the reflex response?

• sensory neuron, brain, motor neuron

• motor neuron, brain, sensory neuron

• motor neuron, sensory neuron, brain

• sensory neuron, motor neuron, brain

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The short, branched extensions of a neuron's cell body that receives information are called

• axons.

• dendrites.

• axon terminals.

• nuclei.

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The area of the brain that controls involuntary processes like digestion, heart rate, and breathing is the

• brainstem.

• cerebellum.

• cerebrum.

A nerve cell that is specialized for transmitting messages is a

• neuron.

• medulla.

• axon.

• spinal cord.

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