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What is the main function of the sensory division of the peripheral nervous system?
What is the main function of the sensory division of the peripheral nervous system?
- Initiating responses in the brain and spinal cord
- Maintaining homeostasis
- Receiving sensory input from the receptors and carrying messages to the brain (correct)
- Controlling muscles and glands
Which of the following is NOT included in the central nervous system (CNS)?
Which of the following is NOT included in the central nervous system (CNS)?
- Spinal cord
- Motor neurons (correct)
- Brain
- Cranial nerves
What is the integrative function of the nervous system responsible for?
What is the integrative function of the nervous system responsible for?
- Establishing and maintaining mental ability
- Processing sensory input and initiating responses (correct)
- Controlling muscles and glands
- Receiving sensory input from the receptors
Which division of the nervous system carries impulses from the central nervous system to effector organs such as muscles and glands?
Which division of the nervous system carries impulses from the central nervous system to effector organs such as muscles and glands?
What is the main responsibility of the peripheral nervous system's sensory (afferent) division?
What is the main responsibility of the peripheral nervous system's sensory (afferent) division?
The somatic nervous system is responsible for the voluntary control of which type of muscle?
The somatic nervous system is responsible for the voluntary control of which type of muscle?
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for 'fight or flight' responses?
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for 'fight or flight' responses?
Which unique subdivision of the peripheral nervous system is contained wholly within the digestive tract?
Which unique subdivision of the peripheral nervous system is contained wholly within the digestive tract?
What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?
What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?
What is the role of astrocytes in the nervous system?
What is the role of astrocytes in the nervous system?
Which neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure and reward in the brain?
Which neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure and reward in the brain?
What type of neurons carry sensory information from the body to the central nervous system?
What type of neurons carry sensory information from the body to the central nervous system?
Which type of glial cells are more numerous than neurons and retain their ability to divide?
Which type of glial cells are more numerous than neurons and retain their ability to divide?
What type of messages do interneurons (association neurons) carry?
What type of messages do interneurons (association neurons) carry?
What is the name of the gaps in the myelin sheath along the axon that assist in developing action potentials for nerve transmission?
What is the name of the gaps in the myelin sheath along the axon that assist in developing action potentials for nerve transmission?
