The Nervous System

What is a Neuron?

• A cell

• A transmitter to transmit messages to cells

• A receiver for information

• a gland

What is the largest part of the brain?

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Dura mater

What does the axon carry?

• Impulses away from the cell body

• Impulses to the cell body

• chemicals

• messages

What part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought, judgement, memory, reasoning and will power?

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

• Cerebrum

• Thalamus

Spinal cord injury symptoms include:

• Inability to move

• Progressive memory loss

• Respiratory distress

• Convulsions

What does the brain stem do?

• controls sneezing, coughing, and swallowing

• controls voluntary movements

• controls running and sneezing

• pathway only for ascending tracts

Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?

• dendrite

• axon

• cell body

• medulla / brain stem

Which are the main divisions of the nervous system?

• afferent and efferent
• peripheral and central
• somatic and autonomic
• sympathetic and parasympathetic

What is the central nervous system made up of?

• brain and spinal cord
• cranial and spinal nerves
• sensory and motor systems
• sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

What is the main function of the cerebellum?

• Consciousness
• sensory reception
• homeostatsis
• muscle coordination