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Nervous System Quiz 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The nervous system subdivision that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
Autonomic Nervous Sytem
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
2.
Subdivision of the PNS that controls voluntary activities such as activation of skeletal muscles.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
3.
Nervous system division that is composed of the sensory and motor subdivisions.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
4.
Subdivision of the PNS that controls involuntary activities, such as regulating cardiac and smooth muscle glands.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
5.
Subdivision of the nervous system where integration takes place.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
6.
The muscles and/or glands that carry out the motor response are also called ____
a)
Effectors
b)
 Neurotransmitters
c)
Microglia
d)
Motor
7.
The muscles and/or glands that carry out the motor response are also called ____
a)
Effectors
b)
 Neurotransmitters
c)
Microglia
d)
Motor
8.
The afferent division of the PNS is also called the ______ division.
a)
motor
b)
sensory
c)
somatic
d)
autonomic
9.
The efferent division of the PNS is also called the _____ division.
a)
Motor
b)
Sensory
c)
Brain
d)
Spinal Cord
10.
The neuroglial cells that form the myelin sheath (protective axon covering) in the PNS are the _______
a)
Oligodendrocytes
b)
Microglial cells
c)
Schwann cells
d)
 astrocytes
11.
The neuroglial cells that are star-shaped and function for form a barrier between capillaries and neurons are _______.
a)
Oligodendrocytes
b)
Microglial cells
c)
Schwann cells
d)
Astrocytes
12.
Type of neuron in the PNS that conducts impulses away from the CNS to the effectors is the ______
a)
interneuron
b)
motor
c)
sensory
13.
The red neuron is the _________ neuron
a)
sensory
b)
motor
c)
inter
14.
The blue neuron is the ______ neuron.
a)
sensory
b)
motor
c)
inter