Regulation and Integration of the Body: Nervous System Functions
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Which part of the nervous system is responsible for integrating and controlling center?

  • Peripheral nervous system
  • Sensory division
  • Motor division
  • Central nervous system (correct)

What type of impulses does the sensory division of the peripheral nervous system transmit to the CNS?

  • Involuntary impulses
  • Afferent impulses of sensory receptors (correct)
  • Voluntary impulses
  • Efferent impulses of CNS

Which type of nervous tissue wraps delicate neurons?

  • Microglial cells
  • Oligodendrocytes (correct)
  • Satellite cells
  • Astrocytes

What is the function of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?

<p>Insulate/cover nerves with myelin sheath (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells recapture and recycle neurotransmitters in the central nervous system?

<p>Astrocytes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of ependymal cells in the central nervous system?

<p>Line central cavities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of division in the peripheral nervous system is responsible for transmitting impulses from the CNS to effector organs?

<p>Visceral motor division (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the structural units of the nervous system?

<p>Neurons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of impulses does the motor division of the peripheral nervous system transmit from CNS to effector organs?

<p>Efferent impulses of CNS (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of satellite cells in the PNS?

<p>Surround neuron cell bodies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the myelin sheath in the nervous system?

<p>Protects and electrically insulates nerve fibers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain serves as a relay station for information entering the cerebral cortex?

<p>Thalamus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the basal nuclei in the brain?

<p>Filter out incorrect responses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brainstem is responsible for conduction tracts?

<p>Pons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the hypothalamus in the brain?

<p>Controls autonomic nervous system (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing information from the cerebral motor cortex and equilibrium pathways?

<p>Cerebellum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the limbic system in the brain?

<p>Emotional response and memory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain produces autonomic behavior necessary for survival?

<p>Medulla oblongata (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of association fibers in the brain's internal white matter?

<p>Connect parts of the same hemisphere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the pineal gland in the epithalamus?

<p>Secretes melatonin (sleep inducing) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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