Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

The main function of the nervous system

• send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body

• break down food to be used by the body

• remove wastes from the body

• all of these

What are the two major functional subdivisions of the nervous system?

• Somatic (involuntary) and autonomic (voluntary)

• Somatic (voluntary) and autonomic (involuntary)

• Sensory and motor

• Sympathetic and parasympathetic

Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?

• brain

• nose

• spinal cord

• left big toe

Which of the following correctly describes the subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system?

• Somatic and automatic

• Motor and sensory

• Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

• Neuroglia and neurons

What is another word for autonomic?

• voluntary
• involuntary
• central 
• brain

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Flight- fight response is controlled by what division?

• Parasympathetic

• Sympathetic

• Somatic

• Afferent

What is a nerve cell?

• axon

• neuron

• dendrite

• myelin

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The part of the neuron that receives stimulus is the _______________

Which part of the neuron transmits impulses to other neurons?

• axon

• cell body

• dendrite

• node

Which of the following is a function of the nervous system?

• gathers information

• processes information

• transmits information

• all of the above