CNS AND PNS | COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027
Neurons - ANS ✔✔Main function cell of nervous system. Cells that send and receive signals.
Neuroglia - ANS ✔✔Cells that support and protect neurons.
The brain and spinal cord is located where? - ANS ✔✔The central nervous system.
The peripheral Nervous system consist of? - ANS ✔✔all neural tissue outside CNS
Cranial Nerves connect to what? - ANS ✔✔The brain
Spinal nerves attach to what? - ANS ✔✔The spinal cord
Afferent division - ANS ✔✔Carries sensory information, from PNS to CNS (incoming)
Efferent division - ANS ✔✔Carries motor command, from CNS to PNS (outgoing)
what is Neural tissue? - ANS ✔✔tissue that composes the nervous system
What does neural tissue include? - ANS ✔✔neuron and neuroglia
what are the two different types of nervous cells? - ANS ✔✔Neuron and Nueroglia
, What are the function of Neuron and Neuroglia cells? - ANS ✔✔Neuron-sends and receives
signal, Neuroglia-supports and protect neurons
How is the nervous system divided? - ANS ✔✔Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous
System
Afferent - ANS ✔✔Carries sensory information, From PNS sensory receptors to CNS
Efferent - ANS ✔✔Carries motor commands, From CNS to PNS muscles and glands
Somatic Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Controls skeletal muscles
Visceral Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
"unconscious control"
Parasympathetic Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Decrease heart rate "rest and digest"
Sympathetic Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Increase heart rate "fight or flight"
What is a neuron? - ANS ✔✔Cells that send and receive signals
Cell body - ANS ✔✔aka "soma" contains nucleus
Perikyon - ANS ✔✔In cytoplasm
Neurofibirls - ANS ✔✔help support organelles in the cell body
2026/2027
Neurons - ANS ✔✔Main function cell of nervous system. Cells that send and receive signals.
Neuroglia - ANS ✔✔Cells that support and protect neurons.
The brain and spinal cord is located where? - ANS ✔✔The central nervous system.
The peripheral Nervous system consist of? - ANS ✔✔all neural tissue outside CNS
Cranial Nerves connect to what? - ANS ✔✔The brain
Spinal nerves attach to what? - ANS ✔✔The spinal cord
Afferent division - ANS ✔✔Carries sensory information, from PNS to CNS (incoming)
Efferent division - ANS ✔✔Carries motor command, from CNS to PNS (outgoing)
what is Neural tissue? - ANS ✔✔tissue that composes the nervous system
What does neural tissue include? - ANS ✔✔neuron and neuroglia
what are the two different types of nervous cells? - ANS ✔✔Neuron and Nueroglia
, What are the function of Neuron and Neuroglia cells? - ANS ✔✔Neuron-sends and receives
signal, Neuroglia-supports and protect neurons
How is the nervous system divided? - ANS ✔✔Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous
System
Afferent - ANS ✔✔Carries sensory information, From PNS sensory receptors to CNS
Efferent - ANS ✔✔Carries motor commands, From CNS to PNS muscles and glands
Somatic Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Controls skeletal muscles
Visceral Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
"unconscious control"
Parasympathetic Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Decrease heart rate "rest and digest"
Sympathetic Nervous System - ANS ✔✔Increase heart rate "fight or flight"
What is a neuron? - ANS ✔✔Cells that send and receive signals
Cell body - ANS ✔✔aka "soma" contains nucleus
Perikyon - ANS ✔✔In cytoplasm
Neurofibirls - ANS ✔✔help support organelles in the cell body