Intro to Nervous System Quiz

Which system functions primarily to coordinate the body’s response to changes in its internal and external environment?

• digestive system

• excretory system

• nervous system

• skeletal system

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons

• axon 
• dendrite
• axon terminal
• gene

A network of branches extending from the cell body. They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system

• axon

• axon terminal

• dendrite

• neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system which processes and transmits information

• axon
• neuron
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron
• myelin sheath
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

A

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

B

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

E

• Synapse
• Cell Body
• Axon 
• Dendrite

The part of the neuron that brings information to the cell body is called a(n) ___________.

• dendrite
• axon
• nucleus
• node of Ranvier

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

• dendrite
• axon
• cell body
• Schwann cell