Nervous System Basics

Which are part of the central nervous system (CNS)?

• brain

• spinal cord

• spinal nerves

• cranial nerves (that run mostly to the head and neck)

• peripheral nerves (that run to and from skin, muscles, glands, etc.)

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What is the formal term for a nerve cell that conducts electrochemical signals through the body?

• synapse

• neurotransmitter

• neuron

• vesicle

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What transmits the signal from one nerve cell to another?

• The nerve cells touch and the electrochemical signal just continues along

• A chemical is released from the end of a nerve cell and crosses a small space to bind onto receptors on the next nerve cell

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What is the term for the chemical released from a nerve cell?

• vesicle

• synapse

• neurotransmitter

• action potential

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What is the term for the space that the neurotransmitter has to cross to get to the next nerve cell?

• synapse

• terminal end fiber

• dendrite

• axon

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Which is the receiving end of the nerve cell, that receives signals from other neurons?

• cell body

• terminal end fiber

• dendrite

• axon

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Which is the long tail-like fiber of the neuron?

• dendrite

• terminal end fiber

• cell body

• axon

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Which is the part of the nervous system that controls unconscious bodily functions?

• autonomic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

The sympathetic nervous system controls unconscious bodily functions involved in our:

• rest and digest functions

• fight or flight response

How many lobes does each side of the brain have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4