NS Functioning (2)

A synapse is

• a neural connection.

• a type of neurotransmitter.

• the place where neurons communicate.

• the part of the neuron on which small extensions

  grow.

Which of the following can have a modulatory effect

in the nervous system?

• serotonin and dopamine

• glutamate and GABA

• dopamine and glutamate

• GABA and serotonin

The _____ nervous system initiates skeletal muscle

movement, whereas the _____ nervous system

regulates the activity of visceral muscles.

• parasympathetic; sympathetic

• somatic; autonomic

• autonomic; somatic

• peripheral; sympathetic

The neurons in the spinal cord are part of the _____

nervous system.

• central

• peripheral

• somatic

• autonomic

The peripheral nervous system transmits information

between the _____ and the _____.

• central nervous system; spinal cord

• spinal cord; muscles, organs and glands

• sensory receptors, muscles, organs and glands;

  central nervous system

• somatic nervous system; muscles, organs and

  glands

The two sub-divisions of the central nervous system

are the _____ and the two sub-divisions of the

peripheral nervous are the _____.

• somatic and autonomic systems; brain and spinal

  cord

• brain and peripheral system; somatic and

  sympathetic systems

• somatic system and spinal cord

• brain and spinal cord; autonomic and somatic

  systems

A major function of the somatic nervous system is to

• carry neural messages between the CNS and

  internal organs and glands.

• maintain the body’s internal states.

• carry motor messages to the CNS.

• transmit information from sensory receptors to

  the CNS

Which sub-division of the nervous system is

generally self-regulating?

• central nervous system

• somatic nervous system

• autonomic nervous system

• peripheral nervous system

Which of the following bodily functions results from

parasympathetic nervous system action?

• increased salivation

• increased perspiration

• increased respiration

• decreased stomach contractions

A difference between glutamate and GABA is that

• glutamate is a neurotransmitter; whereas GABA

  is a neurohormone.

• GABA is a neurotransmitter; whereas glutamate

  is a neurohormone.

• glutamate has an excitatory effect; whereas

  GABA has an inhibitory effect.

• GABA has an excitatory effect; whereas

  glutamate has an inhibitory effect.