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Central Nervous System Quiz

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Central Nervous System Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for connecting the brain to the rest of the body?

Peripheral Nervous System

Central Nervous System

Digestive System

Respiratory System

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total number of synaptic connections in the human nervous system?

1 Million

1 Billion

1 Trillion

100 Billion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the long cellular extension that carries impulses away from the neuron's cell body?

Dendrite

Soma

Axon

Synapse

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of synaptic knobs?

They contain mitochondria

They release NT to communicate w/ post-synaptic neuron

They are thorn-like projections

They are branches of axons

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which way do EFFERENT signals go in the central nervous system?

From sensory receptors to the brain

From the brain to muscles

From muscles to sensory receptors

From glands to the brain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can neurons be grouped based on structural differences?

Bipolar, Unipolar, and Multipolar neurons

Sensory, Interneurons, and Motor neurons

Axonal, Dendritic, and Synaptic neurons

Central, Peripheral, and Autonomic neurons

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a way to group neurons based on functional differences?

Bipolar, Unipolar, and Multipolar neurons

Sensory, Interneurons, and Motor neurons

Axonal, Dendritic, and Synaptic neurons

Central, Peripheral, and Autonomic neurons

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