Nervous System Quiz 234 (20 MCQs)

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1. When we touch a hot object, the sensory nerve immediately passes a message to the
2. Pass the message between the brain and the spinal cord.
3. Which type of cell is being described?-Monitor the health of nearby neurons with their "thorny" processes-Transform into special macrophages that phagocytize invading microorganisms or dead neurons.
4. Alexa is presenting a project in front of her class. She starts sweating and her heart rate increases. This is an example of the autonomic nervous system, sympathetic division.
5. What is the job of a neuron?
6. The membranes covering the brain and spinal cord are the .....
7. This system control the voluntary movement of skeletal muscle, bones and skin.
8. The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
9. The brain is inside the skull. It controls the functions of the body.
10. Nerves that originate in the spinal cord.
11. The "all-or-nothing" law states that
12. What does the myelination in the PNS?
13. The junction between two communication neurons is called the
14. What are the shallow grooves on the surface of the brain?
15. What receives messages and sends them to the brain?
16. What does Dopamine do?
17. The neurons carry messages or impulses to and from the different parts of the body.
18. Controls your bodyś involuntary actions such as breathing and heartbeat
19. The somatic and autonomic nervous systems are a part of the ..... nervous system.
20. Question 8The body's automatic activities such as breathing and digestion are controlled by the:( the right answer)