Human A&P Final Exam Practice Test

When your brain processes and interprets sensory information in order to make/determine an appropriate decision, this is known as?

• Integration

• Sensory Input

• Motor Output

Which structural classification of the nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord?

• CNS

• PNS

What is the type of nervous tissue which include a variety of supporting cells within the CNS?

• neuroglia

• neurons

The highly specialized nerve cells that are designed to transmit messages are known as?

• neurons

• neuroglia

What part of a neuron has multiple branches which act as the main receptors (input) regions for incoming signals?

• cell body

• dendrites

• axon

What part of a neuron is a single long extension which generates nerve impulses and transmits them away?

• cell body

• dendrites

• axon

The "gap" that exists between neurons (i.e. the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron) is known as a?

• synapse

• corpus callosum

• extensors

• inhibitors

What is a rapid, predictable and involuntary response to a stimuli known as?

• reflex

• synapse

• neurotransmission

• electrochemical

The ____________ is the most superior part of the brain, is made up of left and right hemispheres. It's also the largest of the 4 major parts of the brain.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• diencephalon

• brainstem

What lobe is bright pink in this picture?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Occipital