Nervous System Test Review

The nervous system is primarily made up of ...

• Neurons
• Neuroglia
• Gray matter
• Myelin

Which is the correct order in which sound waves flow through the ear?

• auricle, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea
• auditory canal, tympanic membrane, cochlea, ossicles, auricle
• auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, auricle, cochlea
• auricle, auditory canal, ossicles, tympanic membrane, cochlea

When you intentionally tighten your abdominal muscles, which divisions of the nervous system are being used?

• Sensory; Somatic
• Motor; Autonomic
• Sensory; Autonomic
• Motor; Somatic

Neuroglia that maintain cerebrospinal fluid are called...

• Ependymal cells
• Astrocytes
• Schwann cells
• Oligodendrocytes

The sensory division of the peripheral nervous system is also known as the ___________ division.

• Afferent
• Efferent

Which part of the nervous system can help calm someone down after an emergency has occurred?

• Afferent division
• Somatic division
• Sympathetic division
• Parasympathetic division

When an impulse passes through a neuron, what is the correct order for transmission of the impulse?

• cell body, dendrites, axon
• dendrites, cell body, axon
• axon, cell body, dendrites
• cell body, axon, dendrites

____________ wrap around the axon of a neuron to create the __________________.

• Schwann cells, myelin sheath
• Microglia, immune response
• Astrocytes, capillaries
• Ependymal cells, cerebrospinal fluid

Which lobe of the brain controls reasoning, decision making & planning?

• Parietal
• Occipital
• Frontal
• Temporal

Which lobe of the brain controls visual processing?

• Parietal
• Occipital
• Frontal
• Temporal