Nervous System #1

The nervous system's supporting cells are called:

• glial cells

• mitochondria

• neurons

• nuclei

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_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system

• Motor
• Inter
• Sensory
• Fun

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Processing and interpreting the sensory input and deciding what to do about it is called

• sensation

• integration

• response

• motor output

Which of the following is NOT a part of the peripheral nervous system?

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

• peripheral nerves

• spinal cord

The sensory division of the PNS is also known as the

• afferent division

• efferent division

• motor division

• sympathetic division

The motor division of the PNS is also known as the

• afferent division

• efferent division

• motor division

• sympathetic division

Rest and digest is associated with

• sympathetic nervous system

• parasympathetic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

• afferent division of the PNS

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Which division of the Peripheral Nervous System sends information from receptors in the body to the brain and spinal cord?

• afferent division

• efferent division

• somatic motor division

• visceral motor division

Which type of CNS neuroglial cells support and brace neurons and connect them to their nutrient/blood supply?

• astrocytes

• microglial cells

• ependymal cells

• oligodendrocytes

Which type of CNS neuroglial cells monitor neuron health and "eat" pathogens or debris?

• astrocytes

• microglial cells

• ependymal cells

• oligodendrocytes