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Which part of the nervous system is responsible for integration of simple responses and transmitting information to and from the brain?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for integration of simple responses and transmitting information to and from the brain?
- Somatic sensory division
- Autonomic motor division
- Central nervous system (correct)
- Peripheral nervous system
Which part of the peripheral nervous system carries messages away from the CNS to effectors like muscles and glands?
Which part of the peripheral nervous system carries messages away from the CNS to effectors like muscles and glands?
- Sympathetic division
- Visceral sensory division
- Somatic sensory division
- Somatic motor division (correct)
What type of neurons carry input from sensory organs towards the CNS?
What type of neurons carry input from sensory organs towards the CNS?
- Interneurons
- Sensory (afferent) neurons (correct)
- Motor neurons
- Autonomic neurons
Which division of the autonomic motor division is responsible for the 'rest and digest' response?
Which division of the autonomic motor division is responsible for the 'rest and digest' response?
Which division of the PNS receives input from skin, fascia, joints, skeletal muscle, and special senses?
Which division of the PNS receives input from skin, fascia, joints, skeletal muscle, and special senses?
In the nervous system, what are bundles of axons of motor and sensory neurons known as?
In the nervous system, what are bundles of axons of motor and sensory neurons known as?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling effectors like muscles and glands?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling effectors like muscles and glands?
What type of neurons are found exclusively in the CNS?
What type of neurons are found exclusively in the CNS?
Which division of the PNS innervates skeletal muscles?
Which division of the PNS innervates skeletal muscles?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for perception, integration of input, emotion, memory?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for perception, integration of input, emotion, memory?
What is the primary function of dendrites in a neuron?
What is the primary function of dendrites in a neuron?
Which type of cell wraps around portions of multiple axons in the CNS to form myelination?
Which type of cell wraps around portions of multiple axons in the CNS to form myelination?
In the nervous system, where does integration of sensory information occur?
In the nervous system, where does integration of sensory information occur?
Which glial cells in the PNS support neuron cell bodies within ganglia?
Which glial cells in the PNS support neuron cell bodies within ganglia?
Where does the action potential originate in a neuron?
Where does the action potential originate in a neuron?
What is the role of astrocytes in the CNS?
What is the role of astrocytes in the CNS?
Which part of a neuron carries electrical signals away from the cell body?
Which part of a neuron carries electrical signals away from the cell body?
What is the main function of ependymal cells in the nervous system?
What is the main function of ependymal cells in the nervous system?
What do Schwann cells do when an axon of a peripheral neuron is damaged?
What do Schwann cells do when an axon of a peripheral neuron is damaged?
What is the role of microglia in the CNS?
What is the role of microglia in the CNS?
Match the following divisions of the nervous system with their primary functions:
Match the following divisions of the nervous system with their primary functions:
Match the following sensory divisions of the PNS with their respective inputs:
Match the following sensory divisions of the PNS with their respective inputs:
Match the following motor divisions of the PNS with their respective effectors:
Match the following motor divisions of the PNS with their respective effectors:
Match the following autonomic divisions with their responses:
Match the following autonomic divisions with their responses:
Match the following parts of the CNS with their functions:
Match the following parts of the CNS with their functions:
Match the following parts of a neuron with their functions:
Match the following parts of a neuron with their functions:
Match the following glial cells with their functions in the nervous system:
Match the following glial cells with their functions in the nervous system:
Match the following sensory structures/components with their roles in the response pathway:
Match the following sensory structures/components with their roles in the response pathway:
Match the following glial cells with their roles in regulating neuron environment:
Match the following glial cells with their roles in regulating neuron environment:
Match the following nerve cell parts with their functions:
Match the following nerve cell parts with their functions:
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