Nervous System Quiz 1012 (20 MCQs)

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1. Type of neuron that sends impulses to muscles and glands
2. The delicate innermost membrane, or meningeal layer, that clings to the surface of the brain and spinal cord is known as the ..... mater.
3. Which area would result in a coma if damaged
4. The segments of the spinal cord are named for
5. Which section of the brain controls your breathing, swallowing, and heart rate?
6. What does the integrative function do?
7. The cells of the nerves are called
8. The smooth muscle is located
9. This cell is found in the PNS and serves to protect and cushion the cell body of the neuron.
10. The cell membrane is said to be electrically charged because there is a difference in electrical charge between its outer and inner surfaces. Some of the differences come from the ..... of the membrane.
11. The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems are both part of the somatic nervous system and work opposite one another.
12. A buzzing mosquito would be a
13. How many nerves direct each hand?
14. The spinal cord is a very delicate organ. When a part of it is damaged, a person could be paralyzed.
15. The energy needed to perform a muscle contraction comes directly from:
16. Messages carried by nerve cells are called .....
17. Voluntary nervous system
18. Branching structure of a neuron that receives messages (attached to the cell body)
19. Controls the "rest and digest" response
20. Type of neuron that typically stimulates muscles or glands to cause a response