Physical Education Revision

The _______ send and receive messages from the brain.

• Nerves
• Spinal Cord
• Brain

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• cranial nerves and spinal nerves

What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

• Sensory & Motor
• Peripheral & Central
• Somatic & Autonomic
• Brain & Spinal Cord

Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the

• peripheral nervous system (PNS)
• central nervous system (CNS)
• muscles
• sense organs

What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

• axons
• sensory receptors
• spinal cord
• motor neurons

part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons

• axon
• dendrites
• myelin sheath
• synapse

Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.

• myelin sheath
• axon
• threshold
• synapse

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

• dendrite
• axon
• cell body
• Schwann cell

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?

• Myelin Sheath
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Dendrite

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body