The Nervous System Quiz

A ________ is a space between nerve cells.

• dendrite

• neuron

• axon

• synapse

The ________ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

• sensory

• central

• peripheral

• motor

When an impulse reaches the end of an axon, the axon releases a ________.

• chemical (neurotransmitters)

• dendrite

• central nervous system

• interneurons

This is the part of the neuron that carries messages away from the cell body.

• synapse

• axon

• cell body

• neuron

Nerve cells that receive information and send impulses to the brain or spinal cord are called ________ neurons.

• motor

• sensory

• brain

• interneurons

Nerve cells that conduct impulses from the brain to muscles and glands throughout your body are called ________ neurons.

• peripheral

• interneurons

• motor

• sensory

The ________ nervous system is made up of all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.

• motor

• peripheral

• central

• lateral

The master controlling and communicating system of the body

• Brain

• Central

• Nervous System

• Spinal Cord

A ________ is made up of a cell body, dendrite, and axon.

• dendrite

• neuron

• axon

• synapse

Nerve cells that relay impulses from sensory nerve cells to motor nerve cells are called ________.

• spinal cord

• synapse

• sensory

• interneurons