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
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