Nervous System Review

What is a nerve cell?

• axon

• neuron

• dendrite

• myelin

Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?

• brain

• nose

• spinal cord

• left big toe

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.

• True

• False

What is located below the cerebrum?

• The thalamus

• The cerebellum

• The diencephalon

• The hypothalamus

When the spinal cord is severed and brain damage occurs, what substance could leak into tissues?

• Choroid plexus

• Cerebral aqueduct

• Cerebrospinal fluid

• Corpus callosum

Voluntary muscle movement is coordinated by what part of the brain?

• Temporal

• Occipital

• Frontal

• Parietal

What part of the brain deals with appetite and temperature control?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Hypothalamus

• Brain stem

Becoming paralyzed as a result of a fall damages what nervous system?

• Sympathetic

• Peripheral

• Central

• Autonomic

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse?

• Spinal Nerves

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Spinal Nerves

Someone with a spinal cord injury might experience:

• inability to move and respiratory distress

• hairloss

• increased appetite

• none of the above