Nervous System Exam #1

The thick, tough layer of the meninges

• arachnoid membrane
• dura matter
• cerebro
• pia matter

When a neuron is at rest, the inside of the neuron has what kind of charge?

• positive
• negative

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• somatic and central
• central and peripheral
• peripheral and cranial
• autonomic and central

Which part of the autonomic nervous system is known as "fight or flight"?

• sympathetic
• parasympathetic
• central
• sensory

The main part of the nervous system that conducts impulses around the body

• neuroglia
• organnelles
• neurons
• cytoplasm

This is the part of the neuron which sends impulses away from the cell body

• dendrites
• axon

What is the function of "afferent/sensory neurons"?

• connect neurons together
• carry impulses away from the CNS
• carry impulses towards the CNS

Which of the following is used to classify a neuron?

• size of the cell body
• number of processes from cell body
• location of nodes of Ranvier
• length of the axon

The brain and spinal cord are part of which nervous system?

• peripheral nervous system
• central nervous system
• motor nervous system
• autonomic nervous system

Which type of neuroglial cell is shaped like a star and provided support for neurons?

• microglia
• ependymal cells
• oligodendrocytes
• astrocytes