Unit 6 Lesson 15: BM 6.3 Test Prep

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

• to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

• to control the body's activities by relaying messages

• to control the body's movements

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Lower nervous systems

• Central and Peripheral nervous systems

• Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

• Central and Muscular nervous systems

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• brain, lungs, spinal cord

• heart, brain, nerves

• brain, nerves, neurons

A nerve cell is called a:

• neutron

• nerve

• neuron

• synapse

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

• Neuron

• Brain message

• Stimulus

• Synapse

• Nucleus

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Node of Ranvier

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• Dendrites

• Axon Terminals

• Myelin Sheath

• Schwann Cells

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What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

• Myelin sheaths

• Cell Body (Soma)

• Axon

• Dendrites

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

• Myelin Sheats

• Axon

• Dendrites

• Cell Body (Soma)

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

• Myelin Sheats

• Cell Body (Soma)

• Dendrites

• Axon