brain and nervous system

Which statement best describes the role of neurons of the brain?

• Neurons control movement of muscles.

• Neurons process and interpret information received by other neurons.

• Neurons regulate the digestive system.

• Neurons detect external stimuli and transmit that information to the central nervous system.

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Which statement best describes the role of sensory neurons?

• Sensory neurons regulate the digestive system.

• Sensory neurons process and interpret information received by other neurons.

• Sensory neurons detect external stimuli and transmit that information to the central nervous system.

• Sensory neurons control movement of muscles.

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Which structure is found within the peripheral nervous system?

• nerves in the skin

• nerves in the spinal cord

• neurons in the brain

• nerves in the skin

The _____________ nervous system contains neurons that detect changes in the environment, while the ______________ nervous system contains neurons that interpret changes and stimulate responses.

• Peripheral; central

• neither

• Central; peripheral

Which labeled structure receives an external stimulus from outside the body or another neuron?

Answer explanation

a

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The nervous system is composed of cells, tissues, and organs. Which is a cell of the nervous system?

• brain

• ganglion

• neurons

• spinal cord

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Which brain function might be directly affected from an injury to the frontal lobe?

• Decision-making, problem solving

• Processing visual (sight) input from the eyes

• Processing auditory (sound) input from the ears

• Recognizing faces

Where in the body would you expect to find neurons that specialize in detecting changes to the external environment?

• skin

• brain

• spinal cord

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What is the role of the structure labeled as “C”?

• Transmit information from the dendrite to the cell body.

• Transmit information from the cell body to the axon terminal.

• Receive information from an external stimulus

• Transmit information from the axon terminal to the cell body.

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Which sensory receptor is found in the inner ear and responds to vibrations from sound waves?

• chemoreceptors

• auditory receptors

• mechanoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

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