Review for Nervous System Test

The Central Nervous System is made up of the ________ and _________.

• Brain and Heart

• Brain and Spinal Nerves

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Brain Only

The peripheral nervous system is made up of the _____and ____________.

• Brian and Spinal Cord

• Spinal Nerves and Brain

• Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves

• Spinal Nerves only

The uninsulated gaps in the myelin sheath of a nerve fiber where the axon is exposed is called?

• Afferent Nerves

• Dendrites

• Nodes of Raniver

• Synapse

Branches of the neuron that collect stimuli and transport them to the cell body is called?

• Synapse

• Neuroglia

• Myelin Sheath

• Dendrites

The branch of the nervous system that controls involuntary body functions is called?

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Synapse

Which of the following links the nutrient-supplying capillaries to neurons and control the chemical environment to protect neurons and control chemical environment to protect neurons from harmful substances in the blood is called?

• Microglia

• Astrocytes

• Schwann Cells

• Nodes of Ranvier

Which of the following absorbs and dispose of dead cells and bacteria?

• Astrocytes

• Microglia

• Schwann

• Oligodendrocytes

Forms a protective covering around the spinal cord and central cavities within the brain.

• Ependymal Cells

• Astrocytes

• Schwann Cells

• Microglia

Fatty myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS are called?

• Microglia Cells

• Schwann Cells

• Microglia Cells

• Astrocytes

Wraps around the nerve fibers and produce a fatty insulating material called myelin

• Schwann Cells

• Astrocytes

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglia