Recap of Nervous System and Parts of the Brain

What two parts make up the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

• Somatic and Autonomic

• Peripheral and Sympathetic

• Axons and Dendrites

• Brain and Spinal Cord

What part of the nervous system controls VOLUNTARY actions like running?

• Somatic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

What part of the nervous system controls INVOLUNTARY actions like digestion?

• Somatic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

Which type of neuron allows you detect a hot bowl of soup on your tongue?

• Motor Neurons

• Sensory Neurons

What is the fatty substance the protects the axon and helps to speed up the message?

• Dendrite

• Cell body

• Axon terminals

• Myelin sheath

What is the job of the axon?

• To receive the messages

• To transmit/carry the message

• To act as the control center of the neuron

• To insulate the message

What is the name of the gap between the sending axon and receiving dendrite of a neuron?

• Action potential

• Neurotransmitter

• Motor neuron

• Synapse

What is the name of the all-or-none reaction that happens when neuron is stimulated to fire?

• Action potential

• Axon terminals

• Myelin sheath

• Dendrites

Which type of neuron allows you pick up and hold a spoon to eat your soup?

• Motor Neurons

• Sensory Neurons

Which neurotransmitter inhibits pain and is released during exercise?

• Serotonin

• Endorphin

• Dopamine

• Adrenaline