Nervous System Part One

The central nervous system consists of which organs?

• Brain

• Motor neurons

• Sensory neurons

• Spinal cord

The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of what type of neurons?

• Sensory

• Motor

• Both

• Neither

The cells that send electric signals are called...

• Glia

• Neurons

• Astrocytes

• Ependymal Cells

All of the following are glial cells EXCEPT...

• Astrocytes

• Microglial

• Neurons

• Oligodendrocytes

The axon is protected and insulated by structures called...

• Golgi bodies

• Myelin sheathes

• Somas

• Dendrites

The gaps between Myelin sheaths where ion exchange occurs are called...

• Nodes of Ranvier

• Purkinjes

• Meninges

• Interstitia

Which appendages of the neuron receive signals from other neurons?

• Axons

• Alveolar Processes

• Dendrites

• Axon terminals

What is the place where two neurons meet called?

• Insulator

• Node of Ranvier

• Soma

• Synapse

Oligodendrocytes are found mainly in the...

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

What glial cells make up the myelin sheaths of the peripheral nervous system?

• Astrocytes

• Microglia

• Schwann Cells

• Oligodendrocytes