Nervous System Quiz

What is the central nervous system made up of?

• Brain and spinal cord

• Nerves that branch off from the spinal cord

• Neurons and axons

• Synapse and axon terminal

What is the peripheral nervous system made up of?

• Nerves that branch off from the spinal cord

• Brain and spinal cord

• Neurons and axons

• Synapse and axon terminal

What does the nervous system transmit between the brain and the rest of the body?

• Signals

• Blood

• Oxygen

• Hormones

What controls the ability to move, breathe, see, think, and more in the body?

• Nervous system’s activity

• Digestive system

• Circulatory system

• Respiratory system

What is the role of the neuron in the nervous system?

• Basic unit of the nervous system

• Produces hormones

• Filters blood

• Stores memories

What is the main function of the central nervous system?

• Made up of the brain and spinal cord

• Produces hormones

• Filters blood

• Stores memories

What are the special extensions of a neuron called?

• Axons and dendrites

• Nerves and glia

• Motor neurons and sensory neurons

• Spinal cord and brain

What is the role of sensory neurons?

• Detect light, sound, odor, taste, pressure, and heat

• Transmit messages from the brain to the muscles

• Create insulation called myelin

• Trim out dead neurons

What is myelin?

• Insulation created by glia cells

• A type of neuron

• A part of the spinal cord

• A type of sensory neuron

What happens when you touch a hot stove?

• Sensory neurons in your fingers send an instant electrical message to your brain

• Motor neurons in your fingers send an instant electrical message to your brain

• Glia cells in your fingers send an instant electrical message to your brain

• Nerves in your fingers send an instant electrical message to your brain