Nervous System Quiz

What is the combining form that means brain?

• myel/o

• neur/o

• pyel/o

• cerebr/o

Which is not a sensory organ of the nervous system?

• Ears

• Eyes

• Esophagus

• Nose

• Skin

What does CNS stand for?

• cellular nervous system

• cerebral nervous system

• central nervous system

• connected nervous system

What two organs make up the central nervous system?

• Esophagus & Lungs

• Brain & Spinal Cord

• Liver & Kidneys

• Cranial & Spinal Nerves

What carries nerve impulses toward the brain?

• Ascending nerve tracts

• Descending nerve tracts

• Transverse nerve tracts

• Oblique nerve tracts

What is a cluster of nerve cell bodies outside of the CNS?

• Plexus

• Innervation

• Ganglion

• Receptors

What type of neurons send stimulus to the brain for interpretation?

• ascending neurons

• skeletal neurons

• sensory neurons

• deep tendon neurons

What is the automatic, involuntary response to some change, either inside or outside the body?

• Reflex

• Stimuli

• Reaction

• Impulse

Neurons are the basic cells of the nervous system that allow different parts of the body to communicate with each other. What are the two parts of a neuron?

• Dendrotes & Axins

• Ganglions & Plexuses

• Dendrites & Axons

• Receptors & Stimuli

What is the space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor organ called?

• Terminal End Fiber

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Synapse