Act 2.1 & 2.2 Test - Medical Detectives

______The part of the nervous system that includes nerves and is not part of the brain and spinal cord.

• central nervous system (CNS)

• peripheral nervous system (PNS)

• nerves

______The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.

• sensory neurons

• peripheral nervous system (PNS)

• central nervous system (CNS)

All input your body receives has to be processed by your brain for you to respond to it.

• True

• False

Your nervous system collects stimuli from your environment, processes it, and decides how to respond to it.

• True

• False

______Nerve cells that pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.

• nerves

• sensory neurons

• motor neurons

________detect input like tastes, touches, smells, sounds, and sights.

________ is a bundle of neurons.

• Motor neurons

• nerves

• sensory neurons

A nerve cell that sends signals or transmits nerve impulses is a ________.

• neuron

• nerve

• axon

Motor neurons pass signals through nerves to your brain, while sensory neurons pass signals through nerves to your muscles.

• True

• False

________ A branch extending from a neuron that receives signals from another neuron through a synapse.

• dendrites

• axon

• myelin