Nervous System Exam A&P

What is a nerve cell?

• axon

• neuron

• dendrite

• myelin

The brain is covered in a membrane called:

• choroid plexus.

• meninges.

• ventricles.

• cerebral aqueduct.

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

• True

• False

What is the inner most meningeal layer of the brain?

• Arachnoid

• Dura mater

• Pia mater

• Ventricles

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

• Temporal

• Occipital

• Frontal

• Parietal

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

• Spinal Nerves

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Spinal Nerves

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

The part of the brain in charge of involuntary actions such as breathing and heartbeat.

• cerebrum

• medulla oblongata

• cerebellum

• neuron

The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory.

• cerebrum

• medulla

• cerebellum

• neuron

Which part of the neuron transmits impulses to other neurons?

• axon

• cell body

• dendrite

• node