TOP 10 interesting facts about the nervous system!!!

How many nerve cells are there in the body?

• Thousands

• Billions

• Millions

• Trillions

What are the three parts of a neuron?

• Dendrite, Axon, Cell Body

• Axon, Myelin, Receptor

• Cell Body, Synapse, Nucleus

• Dendrite, Synapse, Myelin

What do sensory neurons do?

• Control voluntary movements

• Transmit signals from CNS to the body

• Deliver electrical signals from external parts of the body to the CNS

• Send messages from one neuron to another

Where is the peripheral nervous system located?

• In the skull and spinal canal

• In the brain and spinal cord

• In the nerves of the body

• In the gut

What does the voluntary nervous system control?

• Digestion and metabolism

• Quick actions of the body

• Physical and mental activity

• Functions of the body at rest

What are the three parts of the involuntary nervous system?

• Parasympathetic, Gut, Digestive

• Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Somatic

• Somatic, Gut, Sympathetic

• Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Gut

What does the sympathetic nervous system do?

• Prepares the body for physical and mental activity

• Controls the gut

• Controls the body at rest

• Stimulates digestion

What does the gut nervous system control?

• Metabolism

• Breathing

• Defecation as part of digestion

• Heart rate