CNA 90 Quiz 14

All of these are main functions of the nervous system except _____

• interpreting information

• receiving information

• sending out information

• recognizing faces

The two parts of the nervous system are the _____

• sensory and motor

• voluntary and involuntary

• central and peripheral

• receiving and sending

All of these are regions of the brain except_____

• brain stem

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• facial recognition center

The nervous system is made up of individual cells called _____

• neurons

• synapses

• axons

• dendrites

All of these are parts of a neuron except _____

• cell body

• axon

• dendrite

• synapse

Which is the most correct statement?

• Any part of the cerebrum can perform any function.

• Each part of the cerebrum has a specific function.

• Only the right half of the cerebrum can function.

• All parts of the cerebrum are independent of each other in carrying out a function.

A nerve signal is said to be _____

• electronic

• electromagnetic

• electrochemical

• biochemical

Which statement best describes what happens in this diagram?

• Neuron 1 and Neuron 2 reach out and touch each other.

• Neuron 1 sends a chemical message to Neuron 2.

• The electrical signal jumps from Neuron 1 to Neuron 2.

• The dendrites in Neuron 2 are destroyed by Neuron 1.