Nervous System

What two things are found in the central nervous system?

• brain/spinal cord
• spinal cord/motor neurons
• motor/sensory neurons
• only brain

Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• axon terminal

Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?

• dendrite
• terminal
• cell body
• axon

If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?

• interneurons
• motor
• sensory 
• receptors

If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?

• motor
• interneurons
• sensory
• not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response

Peripheral nervous system consists of what structures?

• a network of nerves branching from the CNS

• spinal cord and brain

• an organ that connects the CNS and PNS

• brain and nerves

The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.

• Efferent Neuron

• Relay Neuron

• Afferent Neuron

• Schwann cell

The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord is a _____________.

• Efferent Neuron

• Afferent Neuron

• Relay Neuron

• neurotransmitter

What is Acetylcholine mainly responsible for?

• mood
• alertness
• emotion
• muscle action/movement

Too much dopamine is linked with

• Alzheimers
• Schizophrenia
• Parkinsons
• Depression