Nervous System Practice Test

The neuron cell is made up of which of the following parts

Axon, Dendrite and Nucleus

What are 3 major parts of the nervous system?

Brain, spinal chord, and neurons

which neurons receive information from the brain and signal a muscle or gland.

Inter-neurons

The human nervous system is capable of a wide range of functions. What is the basic unit of the nervous system?

Neuron

Neurons come in which types

Sensory motor, and inter neurons

The gap between the axon of one neuron and all of the dendrites or cell body on the next neuron is the?

Synapse

The junction between two nerve cells is called?

Synapse

What carries the nerve impulses away from the cell body?

axons

Which genetic disease causes neurons to waste away in the brain?

cerebral palsy

What is the nervous system?

it enables humans to react to their surroundings and coordinate behavior

In a reflex arc any muscle or gland that carries out a response is a

motor neuron

Cerebral palsy affects neurons in which part of the body?

muscle neurons

The Axon is covered by

myelin sheath

which neurons collect information from the body and transmit toward the cns?

sensory

Which neuron sends impulses from the receptors to the Central Nervous System

sensory Neuron

Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the cns are

sensory neurons

all of the following are functions of the nervous system EXCEPT?

stores calcium

Where are the Neurotransmitters released?

the axon terminal

The central nervous system is composed of?

the brain and spinal chord

What are the 2 nervous systems in the body?

the central and peripheral nervous system?

which nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal chord?

the central nervous system