Structure & Function of the Body Edition 16 Patton Chapter 009 Quiz Bank Complete Solution 2023 ATESTED

The nervous system is divided into which two principal divisions correct answers Peripheral And central The part of a neuron that transmits put impulses away from the cell body is the correct answers Axon Cells that conduct impulses are called correct answers Neurons The white fatty substance that surrounds an axon is called correct answers Myelin Signal conduction route to and from the central nervous system is a correct answers Reflex arc Bundles of myelinated fibers make up the correct answers White matter of the nervous system These chemicals allowed neurons to communicate with each other correct answers Neurotransmitters The action potential seems to jump from node to node along a myelinated fiber this type of impulse regeneration is called correct answers Saltatory conduction The inner protective covering of the brain is called the correct answers Meninges The three divisions of the brain that make up the brainstem correct answers Medulla oblongata , midbrain and pons The second largest part of the brain located just below the posterior portion of the cerebrum is the correct answers Cerebellum Nerves that originate from the brain are called correct answers Cranial nerves How many pairs of spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord correct answers 31 Spinal cord tracks provide conduction path to and from the brain the tracks that conduct sensory impulses down the cord from the brain are called correct answers Descending tracts The large fluid filled spaces within the brain are called the correct answers Ventricles Formation of the cerebrospinal fluid occurs in the correct answers choroid plexus The limbic system integrates correct answers Emotion Skin surface area supplied by a single spinal nerve is called a correct answers dermatome A subdivision of the nervous system that regulates involuntary function is the correct answers Autonomic nervous system The autonomic nervous system can be divided into the correct answers Parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions