Nervous system Test

What two things are found in the central nervous system?

• brain/spinal cord

• spinal cord/motor neurons

• motor/sensory neurons

• only brain

Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?

• dendrite

• terminal

• cell body

• axon

Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

• axon terminal

What is the LARGEST of the 3 parts of your brain?

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• spinal cord

• medulla

Which part of your brain controls memory?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

• neurons

Which part of the brain controls breathing?

• neurons

• medulla

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

Which part of the brain controls balance and body position?

• cerebrum

• medulla

• cerebellum

• impluses

The impulse changes to _______________ as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons.

• electrical

• chemical

• it stays the same

• liquid

If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?

• interneurons

• motor

• sensory 

• receptors

If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?

• motor

• interneurons

• sensory

• not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response