Nervous System Functions

The major function of your nervous system shown by #1 is _______.

• Peripheral input

• Sensory input

• Sensory output

The major function of your nervous system shown by #2 is _______.

• Accommodation

• Integration

• Regulation

The major function of your nervous system shown by #3 is _______.

• Motor output

• Motor input

• Peripheral input

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Which type of neuron is represented by the blue arrow?

• Motor neuron (efferent neuron)

• Sensory neuron (efferent neuron)

• Interneuron

Which type of neuron is represented by the red arrow?

• Motor neuron (afferent neuron)

• Interneuron

• Sensory neuron (afferent neuron)

Which is true of the central nervous system?

• It is responsible for integration (understanding); it includes the brain and spinal cord

• It is responsible for delivering messages from the sensory organs to the brain; it includes the brain and spinal cord

• It is responsible for integration (understanding); it includes the nerves

Which is a functional classification of neuron?

• Central

• Motor

• Somatic

Matching: Uses cilia to circulate cerebrospinal fluid around the brain and spinal cord

• Neuron

• Ependymal cell

• Astrocyte

Astrocytes attach neurons to blood capillaries in the central nervous system.

• True

• False

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Astrocytes regulate levels of oxygen, CO2, and nutrients around a neuron.

• True

• False

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