Nervous System I Webbased

What is the part of a mammal's body that coordinates its voluntary and involuntary actions and transmits signals between different parts of the body?

• Respiratory system

• Circulatory system

• Endocrine system

• Nervous system

Which part of the nervous system controls the actions of the body and is compromised of the brain and spinal cord?

• Somatic System

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Autonomic System

What is the functional component of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) that carries signals to and from the skeletal muscles, usually in response to an external stimulus?

• Parasympathetic Branch

• Autonomic System

• Somatic System

• Sympathetic Branch

Which part of the brain is responsible for thought and sense perception?

• Brainstem

• Forebrain

• Hindbrain

• Midbrain

What is the functional unit of the nervous system that carries the impulse to the appropriate part of the nervous system or interprets the impulse and allows a response?

• Sensory neuron

• Motor neuron

• Interneuron

• Neuron

Which type of neuron carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles or glands?

• Sensory neuron

• Motor neuron

• Interneuron

• Neuron

What is the space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of the next where the impulse triggers a release of chemicals?

• Node

• Myelin sheath

• Synapse

• Cell body

What allows impulses to jump from node to node instead of traveling through the entire axon, allowing for faster response?

• Cell body

• Myelin sheath

• Node

• Synapse

What is the largest and most sophisticated component of the forebrain, responsible for reasoning, mathematical ability, artistic ability, imagination, language, and personality?

• Cerebrum

• Parietal lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Frontal lobe

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for perception and processing of physical touch?

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Frontal lobe