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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the neuron that receives messages from other neuronsaxondendritecell bodySchwann cell
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the neuron that sends messages to other neuronsaxondendritecell bodySchwann cell
- 3. Multiple Choice
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?AxonDendriteAxon TerminalCell Body - 4. Multiple ChoiceLabel the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?DendriteAxonMyelin SheathNode of Ranvier
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps the impulses travel faster called?AxonDendritesNode of RanvierMyelin Sheath
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?NeurotransmittersSynapseThresholdImpulse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is being identified with the tiny arrows?calcium channelsneurotransmittersreceptorsvesicles
- 8. Multiple Choice
Frank has an elevated heart rate, respiration rate and increased blood flow to his arm and leg muscles. Which branch(s) of the nervous system most likely has the most neurons firing action potentials?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous systen
Somatic nervous system
Sympathetic and somatic nervous systems
Parasympathetic and somatic nervous systems
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis is the gap or space between two neuronsDendritesCell BodySynapseAxon
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis is composed of Sensory and Motor Neurons everywhere in the body EXCEPT brain and spinal cordPeripheral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System
- 11. Multiple ChoiceCNSCentral Neck SystemCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nerve SystemCranial Nervous System
- 12. Multiple Choicewhat is also known as a nerve cell?neuronsensory nervesdendritestoes
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe central nervous consists of what?Brain and Spinal cordSpinal and Cranial NervesAfferent and Efferent pathwaysSomatic and Autonomic nervous systems
- 14. Multiple Choice
The body's way of responding to threats is:
Stress
Fight or Flight
Resilience
Distress
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Adrenal glands are located
next to the stomach
in the throat
on top of the kidneys
near the lungs
- 16. Multiple Choice
When we experience fight or flight stress, our heart rate
Decreases
Increases
- 17. Multiple Choice
When we experience fight or flight stress, our digestion
Decreases
Increases
- 18. Multiple Choice
Regulates breathing, heart rate, digestion, ect.
Central Nervous System
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Automatic nervous system
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to tasteaxonaxon terminalgeneneuron
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow many nerve cells does the brain contain?100 million86 billion86 million100 billion
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThese connect Sensory and Motor Neurons to each other and are located in the brain and spinal cordSensory NeuronsMotor NeuronsInterneuronsAfferent Neurons
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two parts of the nervous system?The brain and spinal cordThe central nervous and peripheral nervous systemThe neurons and the dendritesThe cerebrum and the medulla
- 23. Multiple ChoiceDivision of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is FIGHT OR FLIGHTsympatheticparasympathetic
- 24. Multiple ChoiceDivision of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGESTsympatheticparasympathetic
- 25. Multiple ChoiceFeeling of calmsympatheticparasympathetic
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter?
dopamine
GABA
glutamate
seratonin
melatonin
- 27. Multiple ChoiceSensory neurons that relay messages from the sense organs to the brain (eyes, ears, nose, skin) are called _____.AxonAfferent neuronsEfferent neuronsInter-neurons
- 28. Multiple ChoiceMotor neurons that send messages from the brain to the glands and muscles are called _____.Afferent neuronsInter-neuronsDendritesEfferent neurons
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system?Differentiating between hot and cold.Digesting food.Throwing a ball.Balancing on a balance be
- 30. Multiple ChoiceNeurotransmitters are _____________ that travel across the ____________ to another cell.electrical signals; receptorselectrical signals; synapsechemicals; receptorschemicals; synapse
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