CNS and PNS Question and answers
verified to pass 2025/2026
Neurons - correct answer ✔Main function cell of nervous system. Cells that send and receive signals.
Neuroglia - correct answer ✔Cells that support and protect neurons.
The brain and spinal cord is located where? - correct answer ✔The central nervous system.
The peripheral Nervous system consist of? - correct answer ✔all neural tissue outside CNS
Cranial Nerves connect to what? - correct answer ✔The brain
Spinal nerves attach to what? - correct answer ✔The spinal cord
Afferent division - correct answer ✔Carries sensory information, from PNS to CNS (incoming)
Efferent division - correct answer ✔Carries motor command, from CNS to PNS (outgoing)
what is Neural tissue? - correct answer ✔tissue that composes the nervous system
What does neural tissue include? - correct answer ✔neuron and neuroglia
what are the two different types of nervous cells? - correct answer ✔Neuron and Nueroglia
, What are the function of Neuron and Neuroglia cells? - correct answer ✔Neuron-sends and receives
signal, Neuroglia-supports and protect neurons
How is the nervous system divided? - correct answer ✔Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous
System
Afferent - correct answer ✔Carries sensory information, From PNS sensory receptors to CNS
Efferent - correct answer ✔Carries motor commands, From CNS to PNS muscles and glands
Somatic Nervous System - correct answer ✔Controls skeletal muscles
Visceral Nervous System - correct answer ✔Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
"unconscious control"
Parasympathetic Nervous System - correct answer ✔Decrease heart rate "rest and digest"
Sympathetic Nervous System - correct answer ✔Increase heart rate "fight or flight"
What is a neuron? - correct answer ✔Cells that send and receive signals
Cell body - correct answer ✔aka "soma" contains nucleus
Perikyon - correct answer ✔In cytoplasm
Neurofibirls - correct answer ✔help support organelles in the cell body
verified to pass 2025/2026
Neurons - correct answer ✔Main function cell of nervous system. Cells that send and receive signals.
Neuroglia - correct answer ✔Cells that support and protect neurons.
The brain and spinal cord is located where? - correct answer ✔The central nervous system.
The peripheral Nervous system consist of? - correct answer ✔all neural tissue outside CNS
Cranial Nerves connect to what? - correct answer ✔The brain
Spinal nerves attach to what? - correct answer ✔The spinal cord
Afferent division - correct answer ✔Carries sensory information, from PNS to CNS (incoming)
Efferent division - correct answer ✔Carries motor command, from CNS to PNS (outgoing)
what is Neural tissue? - correct answer ✔tissue that composes the nervous system
What does neural tissue include? - correct answer ✔neuron and neuroglia
what are the two different types of nervous cells? - correct answer ✔Neuron and Nueroglia
, What are the function of Neuron and Neuroglia cells? - correct answer ✔Neuron-sends and receives
signal, Neuroglia-supports and protect neurons
How is the nervous system divided? - correct answer ✔Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous
System
Afferent - correct answer ✔Carries sensory information, From PNS sensory receptors to CNS
Efferent - correct answer ✔Carries motor commands, From CNS to PNS muscles and glands
Somatic Nervous System - correct answer ✔Controls skeletal muscles
Visceral Nervous System - correct answer ✔Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
"unconscious control"
Parasympathetic Nervous System - correct answer ✔Decrease heart rate "rest and digest"
Sympathetic Nervous System - correct answer ✔Increase heart rate "fight or flight"
What is a neuron? - correct answer ✔Cells that send and receive signals
Cell body - correct answer ✔aka "soma" contains nucleus
Perikyon - correct answer ✔In cytoplasm
Neurofibirls - correct answer ✔help support organelles in the cell body
