Nervous System Review

The brain and spinal cord make up the:

• Peripheral nervous system

• Enteric nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

• Central nervous system

Sensory receptors and nerves make up the:

• Peripheral nervous system

• Enteric nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

• Central nervous system

Which part of the brain stem is the lowest and controls heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing?

• Midbrain

• Medulla Oblongata

• Pons

• Cerebellum

This forms a watery cushion to protect the brain from blows and trauma and is also located in the spinal cord.

• Spinal fluid

• Cerebral fluid

• Cerebrospinal fluid

• Spinabrol fluid

Which part of the brain attaches to the spinal cord and includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata?

• Diencephalon

• Cerebrum

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

A rapid, predictable, and involuntary response to a stimuli describes a _____.

• response

• exercise

• receptor

• reflex

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which area of the brain is involved in our ability to speak?

• Somatic area

• Sulci's area

• Primary area

• Broca's area

Which region of the brain sits on top of the brain stem and is made of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus?

• Diencephalon

• Cerebrum

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

Which of the following correctly identifies the pathway of an impulse down a neuron?

• dendrite, axon, cell body, axon terminal

• dendrite, cell body, axon, axon terminal

• axon terminal, axon, cell body, dendrite

• axon terminal, cell body, dendrite, axon

Neurons are classified by

• size of the cell body

• length of the axon

• location of the nodes of ranvier

• number of processes from the cell body