Nervous System Concepts and Functions

What type of neurons pick up information from the environment

• Sensory neurons

• Integration neurons

• Motor neurons

• Input neurons

What type of neurons carry responses to the body?

• Sensory neurons

• Output neurons

• Integrations neurons

• Motor neurons

What is the primary role of the nervous system?

• To produce hormones for growth

• To transport oxygen throughout the body

• To act as a complex communication network

• To break down food for energy

What are the two main types of cells that constitute the functional subunits of the nervous system?

• Epithelial cells and connective tissue cells

• Muscle cells and blood cells

• Neurons and glia

• Bone cells and cartilage cells

Which of the following types of information is NOT explicitly mentioned as being picked up by the nervous system?

• Taste

• Hunger

• Sight

• Pressure

What happens during integration?

What term describes a signal that carries information from sensory organs towards the central nervous system?

• Efferent signal

• Motor signal

• Afferent signal

• Reflex signal