Nervous System Quiz Review

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 largest part of the brain?

• Cerebellum
• Cerebrum
• brain stem
• medulla oblongata

What part of the brain is responsible for thought and planning?

• frontal
• parietal
• temporal
• occipital

What part is responsible for visual processing?

• frontal
• parietal
• temporal
• occipital

Which neurons carry messages from the brain to the body?

• sensory neuron
• motor neuron
• interneuron
• afferent

Which system controls involuntary responses?

• somatic
• autonomic
• sympathetic
• parasympthetic

What is number 1?

• dendrite 
• axon
• cell body
• myelin sheath

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is number 4?

• dendrite
• axon 
• cell body
• myelin sheath

What is number 5?

• cell body
• nucleus
• axon terminal
• synapes