Unit 4 review

What is the term for the electrical and chemical signals produced by a stimulated neurons or series of neurons?

• nerve sensation

• sensory impulse

• nerve impulse

• muscle contraction

Which of the following are parts of a neuron? Select all that apply.

• axon

• dendrite

• cilia

• cell body

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What activities are controlled by the brain? Select all that apply.

• controlling body movements

• problem solving

• hearing

• remembering infomation

Nerve impulses travel through neurons located in which part of the nervous system? Select all that apply.

• brain

• spinal cord

• somatic nervous system

• autonomic nervous system

A ______ is an involuntary, rapid movement in response to a stimulus.

• reflex

• nerve impulse

• muscular reaction

• motor neuron

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The _______ nervous system controls voluntary muscle activity.

• autonomic

• somatic

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

The ______ is divided into the sensory and motor divisions.

• brain

• spinal cord

• peripheral nervous system

• somatic nervous system

Which part of the brain controls thinking and learning?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla oblongata

• hypothalamus

Which part of the brain maintains balance?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla oblongata

• hypothalamus

Which part of the brain controls pituitary gland?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla oblongata

• hypothalamus