Bio 201: Neurology Questions with Correct Answers

The scientific study of the nervous system - answer neurology Communicates by means of chemical messengers(hormones) secreted into the blood - answer endocrine system Employs electrical and chemical means to send messages very quickly from cell to cell - answer nervous system Consists of the brain and spinal cord - answer central nervous system Consists of a network of nerves throughout the body - answer peripheral nervous system A bundle of nerve fibers (axons) wrapped in fibrous connective tissue - answer nerve A knot like swelling in a nerve where the cell bodies of neurons are concentrated - answer ganglion Carries signals from various receptors to the cns - answer sensory (afferent) division Carries signals from receptors in the skin, muscles, bones and joints - answer somatic sensory division