Brain biology Psychology Quiz

What are the two parts of the nervous system?

• Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

• Peripheral nervous system and Overall nervous system

• Central nervous system and West nervous system

• The nervous system does not have two parts.

A nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system which processes and transmits information

• axon
• neuron
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron
• myelin sheath
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite

• synapse
• axon terminal
• impulse
• myelin

Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.

• Motor Neuron

• Interneuron

• Sensory Neuron

The nervous system_________

• receives information about what is going on in your body as well as what is going on around you. 
• tells your body how to react to the information it receives. 
• helps your body maintain homeostasis. 
• all of the above.

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The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:

• sympathetic nervous system
• parasympathetic system
• somatic nervous system
• cerebellum

Part of the peripheral that controls conscious activities

• autonomic
• somatic
• sympathetic
• parasympathetic

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

• central and peripheral

• parasympathetic and sympathetic

• brain and spinal cord

• nerves and ganglia

Drug molecules that are chemically similar enough to neurotransmitters to bind to their receptors and mimic their effects are called what?

• Antagonists

• Hormones

• Neural peptides

• Agonists