AP Psych 2.1.1

The central nervous system is comprised of all the neurons in the brain and the ____.

• Spinal Cord
• Cerebellum
• Medulla
• Pons

The gap that a message has to cross to get from one neuron to the other is called the _____

• synapse
• dendrite
• axon
• nucleus 

Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• axon terminal

The myelin sheath

• makes the signal travel faster
• protects the neuron
• carries the signal away from the cell body
• carries the signal to the cell body

Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?

• dendrite
• terminal
• cell body
• axon

The brain is part of the ____ nervous system.

• central
• peripheral
• motor
• internal

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

• axon
• neuron
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

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

Without the nervous system, you couldn't

• walk

• breathe

• think

• all of the above