Nervous system 1

The nervous system is made up of all the following EXCEPT

• Brain

• Nerves

• Muscles

• Spinal Cord

The nervous system is broken into 2 major parts, the

• Central Nervous System

• Pedestrian Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Whole Nervous System

Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with "flight or fight" activities?

• somatic

• autnomic

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with voluntary activities?

• somatic

• autonomic

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with involuntary activities?

• somatic

• autonomic

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

Which part of the neuron receives messages?

• dendrites

• soma

• axon

• axon terminals

Which part of the neuron passes messages along by sending out its stored neurotransmitters?

• dendrites

• soma

• axon

• axon terminals

Which nerves carry messages from the CNS to the responding effector?

• motor (efferent)

• sensory (afferent)

• interneurons

• neurons don't do this

Which nerves carry messages from the sensory receptor to the CNS?

• motor (efferent)

• sensory (afferent)

• interneurons

• neurons don't do this

What do we call the tail of the neuron?

• dendrites

• soma

• axon

• axon terminals