Nervous System Review

Which section of the brain helps regulate heartbeat and respiration?

• Medulla Oblangata

• Cerebrum

• Diencephalon

• Cerebellum

Which section of the brain is responsible for coordinating muscle movements, balance and posture, and muscle tone?

• Diencephalon

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Cerebrum

What is the general term for the layers of tough membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord? There names are the Dura Mater, Arachnoid Mater and the Pia Mater.

• axons

• Neurotransmitters

• Ventricles

• Meninges

Which section of the brain is concerned with reasoning?

• Diencephalon

• Cerebrum

• Brain Stem

• Meninges

What is the space between a one myelin sheath and another myelin sheath called?

• Axon Terminal

• Dendrite

• Synapse

• Node of Ranvier

What is another name for a nerve cell?

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Nucleus

• Neuron

Which division of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

The nervous system enables the body to respond and adapt to changes that occur both in  and out the body.

• True

• False

Sensory nerve which carries information about smell to the brain.

• Olfactory

• Trochlear

• Glossopharyngeal

• Oculomotor

Motor nerve which enables movements of the head and shoulders.

• Accessory

• Olfactory

• Abducens

• Sensory