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The Nervous System Notes Quiz: Chapter 11

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the two (2) major parts of the nervous system.

a)

Autonomic/Somatic

b)

Sensory/Moter

c)

CNS/PNS

d)

Spinal/Cranial

2.

What all does the PNS consist of?

a)

The nerves in the brain and spinal cord

b)

The nerves of the hand and foot

c)

the nerves of the brain, only

d)

All of the nerves excluding the brain and spinal cord

3.

What is the term for nerve cells?

a)

neurons

b)

astrocytes

c)

microglia

d)

ependymal cells

4.

What are the two (2) major systems of the Peripheral Nervous System?

a)

Autonomic/Somatic

b)

Sensory/Motor

c)

CNS/PNS

d)

Cranial/Spinal

5.

Which glial cells are the most abundant?

a)

astrocytes

b)

oligodendrocytes

c)

microglia

d)

ependymal cells

6.

Name the 3 parts of the neuron.

a)

spinal cord, fibers, neuroglia

b)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

c)

cell body, axon, dendrites

d)

cell body, mitochondria, nucleus

7.

Name the three (3) basic neuron types:

a)

sensory, motor, interneuron

b)

afferent, efferent, spinal

c)

afferent, efferent, cranial

d)

sensory, motor, intermural

8.

Describe "synapse":

a)

gap or junction between 2 neurons

b)

stretching of collagen fibers and its rebound

c)

the scraping of the opposable thumb against the 2nd digit

d)

The area inside the cell body which houses the nucleus

9.

Which of the following is a characteristic of neurons?

a)

Extreme longevity

b)

Amitotic (doesn't undergo cell division)

c)

High metabolic rate

d)

all of these are characteristics of neurons

10.

Describe the function of the somatic nervous system:

a)

controls involuntary muscle

b)

controls voluntary muscle

c)

controls automatic reflexes

d)

controls the conveyance of impulses from the receptor site to the CNS

11.

T/F: There are millions of neurons in the human body.

a)

True

b)

False