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Anatomy & Physiology Nervous
System Test
WhatMareMtheMdivisionsMofMtheMnervousMsystem?M-
MAnswerMCentralMNervousMSystemM&MPeripheralMNervousMSystem



WhatMareMtheMfunctionsMofMtheMCNS?M-
MAnswerMSensoryMnervesMbringMinfoMtoMCNS.MThenMCNSMprocessesMinfoM&MmakesMde
cisions



WhatMisMtheMfunctionMofMtheMneurogliaMcells?M-
MAnswerMToMinsulate,Msupport,MnourishM&MprotectMtheMneurons



NeuronM-MAnswerMTheMprimaryMcellMofMtheMnervousMsystem



WhatMdoMneuronsMdo?M-MAnswerMGenerateM&MtransmitMtheMnerveMimpulse



WhatMisMtheMthreeMneuronMpathway?M-MAnswerMSensory,MmotorMandMinterneuron



DendriteM-MAnswerMCarryMinformationMTOWARDMtheMcellMbody



AxonM-
MAnswerMCarriesMinformationMAWAYMfromMtheMcellMbodyMtowardMtheMaxonMterminal



TheMnumberMofMThorasicMnervesMisM-MAnswerM12



SpinalMnervesMhaveM______MpairsM-MAnswerM31Mpairs



TheMBrainMStemM-MAnswerMContainsMtheMmedulla,MponsM&Mmidbrain



TheMBrainMhasMfourMmajorMareasM-
MAnswerMCerebrum,Mdiencephalon,MbrainMstemM&Mcerebellum



SpinalMCordM-MAnswerMCarriesMinformationMtoMandMfromMtheMbrain

, TwoMdivisionsMofMtheMperipheralMnervousMsystemM-
MAnswerMSomaticMNervousMSystemM&MAutosomaticMNervousMSystem



SomaticMNervousMSystemM-MAnswerMsuppliesMmotorMimpulsesMtoMtheMskeletalMmuscles



AutosomaticMNervousMSystemM-
MAnswerMsuppliesMmotorMimpulsesMtoMcardiacMmuscle,MtoMsmoothMmuscleM&MtoMglan
dularMepithelium



ThreeMmajorMfunctionsMofMtheMnervousMsystemM-
MAnswerMSensoryMFunction:MbringsMinfoMtoMtheMCNS

Interneuron:ManalyzeM&MmakesMdecisions

MotorMnerveMfunction:McarriesMoutMordersMofMtheMCNS



WhatMisMtheMfunctionMofMneuralgiaMcellsM-
MAnswerMtoMinsulate,MsupportM&Mnourish.MTheyMDOMNOTMtransmitMimpulses



WhatMareMnodesMofMRanvierM-
MAnswerMareaMofMaxonMthatMdon'tMcontainMmyelinMsheaths,MnerveMjumpsMfromMnode
MtoMnode



MyelinMSheathM-MAnswerMincreasesMtheMvolocityMofMneurons



SynapseM-
MAnswerMgapMbetweenMtheMaxonMofMoneMneuronM&MtheMdendritesMorMcellMbodyMof
MtheMnextMneuron.MDuringMaMnerveMimpulse,MneurotransmittersMcarryMtheMimpulseMfro
mMtheMpresynapticMneuronMtoMtheMpostMsynapticMneuron



AxonMterminalM-
MAnswerMtheMendMofMtheMaxonMthatMformsMaMsynapseMwithManotherMneuron



NeurotransmittersM-MAnswerMpackageMtheMchemicals



receptorsM-MAnswerMuseMtheMchemicals

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