Nervous System Mini Quiz REVIEW REDMAN

What three parts make up the nervous system?

• brain, heart, spinal cord
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• nerves, arteries, veins
• nerves, liver, heart

The brain creates connections, or pathways, between these microscopic cells:

• synapses
• lobes
• neurons
• Villi

Which part of the nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord?

• central nervous system
• parasympathetic nervous system
• peripheral nervous system
• sympathetic nervous system

What part of the nervous system is responsible for the “fight or flight”?

• sympathetic nervous system
• central nervous system
• somatic nervous system
• parasympathetic nervous system

Which brain lobe was affected in Phineas Gage, from his accident?

• frontal lobe
• parietal lobe
• occipital lobe
• temporal lobe

What type of neuron relays messages from sensory to motor?

• Sensory
• Motor
• Interneuron
• Cortex

What is the insulator covering the axon which helps the impulse travel?

• cell body
• dendrite
• myelin sheath
• synapse

Which nerve carries impulses from the ear to the brain?

• Auditory nerve
• Oculomotor nerve
• Optic nerve
• Olfactory nerve

The neuron receives impulses from other neurons at the:

• axon
• dendrite
• Node of Ranvier
• synapse

Which part of a neuron sends the impulse on to another neuron?

• dendrite
• synapse
• axon
• myelin sheath