Nervous System Practice Test Graded A+

Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the cns are - ANSWER sensory neurons What carries the nerve impulses away from the cell body? - ANSWER axons all of the following are functions of the nervous system EXCEPT? - ANSWER stores calcium The junction between two nerve cells is called? - ANSWER Synapse Where are the Neurotransmitters released? - ANSWER the axon terminal The central nervous system is composed of? - ANSWER the brain and spinal chord which neurons collect information from the body and transmit toward the cns? - ANSWER sensory which neurons receive information from the brain and signal a muscle or gland. - ANSWER Inter-neurons The gap between the axon of one neuron and all of the dendrites or cell body on the next neuron is the? - ANSWER Synapse The human nervous system is capable of a wide range of functions. What is the basic unit of the nervous system? - ANSWER Neuron The neuron cell is made up of which of the following parts - ANSWER Axon, Dendrite and Nucleus Neurons come in which types - ANSWER Sensory motor, and inter neurons Cerebral palsy affects neurons in which part of the body? - ANSWER muscle neurons Which genetic disease causes neurons to waste away in the brain? - ANSWER cerebral palsy What is the nervous system? - ANSWER it enables humans to react to their surroundings and coordinate behavior What are the 2 nervous systems in the body? - ANSWER the central and peripheral nervous system? which nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal chord? - ANSWER the central nervous system What are 3 major parts of the nervous system? - ANSWER Brain, spinal chord, and neurons Which neuron sends impulses from the receptors to the Central Nervous System - ANSWER sensory Neuron In a reflex arc any muscle or gland that carries out a response is a - ANSWER motor neuron The Axon is covered by - ANSWER myelin sheath