Nervous System Knowledge Check

What is the name of the blue structure

• axon terminal

• dendrite

• schwann cell

• axon

What part of a neuron receives messages from other neurons?

• dendrite

• cell body

• axon

• axon terminal

what might be a job of a motor neuron?

• connecting to a muscle and helping you move

• connecting within the brain to help you make a decision

• sending a message toward your brain from a pain receptor in your skin

• all of these

The PNS (peripheral nervous system)

• contains the brain and spinal cord

• contains all the nerves of the body

• is divided into the somatic and autonomic systems

• is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions

In the reflex arc shown, which number would be the effector?

• B

• D

• G

• F

Which organs are found in the central nervous system?

• Liver + Bladder

• Brain and Spinal cord

• Heart + Lungs

• Stomach + intestines

Match the following

• Which type of neuron sends messages from the brain to the muscles?

• Peripheral

• The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous system are subdivisions of the ---

  nervous system.

• Sensory Neurons

• The nervous system is responsible for delivering motor output from the brain to the muscles?

• Motor Neurons

• The motor and sensory divisions are subdivisions of the ----nervous system.

• Motor division of the Peripheral Nervous System

• Which type of neuron sends messages from the senses to the brain?

• Autonomic

Which division of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for voluntary movements?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

Which body system coordinates all of the systems by controlling every activity that takes place?

• The Nervous System

• The Digestive System

• The Endocrine System

• The Circulatory System

• The Immune System

The nerves that coordinate messages from the brain and spine to all other parts of the body.

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System