12 Questions
The ______ nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.
central
The ______ nervous system conveys input into the CNS from sensory receptors in the body.
sensory
The ______ nervous system conducts nerve impulses from the CNS to muscles and glands.
motor
The ______ nervous system conducts impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscle tissue.
somatic
The ______ nervous system conveys impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle tissue, cardiac muscle tissue, and glands.
autonomic
The motor part of the autonomic nervous system consists of two main branches: the ______ division and the parasympathetic division.
sympathetic
The third branch of the autonomic nervous system is the ______ nervous system (ENS).
enteric
Neurons have the property of ______ excitability.
electrical
The site of functional contact between two neurons or between a neuron and an effector cell is called a ______.
synapse
On the basis of function, neurons are classified as ______, association, and motor.
sensory
Neuroglia (or ______) are specialized tissue cells that support neurons.
glia
The types of neuroglia include those in the CNS (______, oligodendrocytes, microglia or microglial cells, ...).
astrocytes
Test your knowledge on the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord, as well as the branch of medical science that deals with the normal functioning and disorders of the nervous system known as neurology.
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