Biology 1105 1st checkup

Question 1

Coordinates all the processes of the body

Answer 1

nervous system

Question 2

Deals with receiving, transmitting, and processing impulses form sensory organs,

Answer 2

Sensory functions of the nervous system

Question 3

Involves involuntary movements of sensory muscles

Answer 3

voluntary functions of the nervous system

Question 4

include conscious mental activity

Answer 4

cognitive functions of the nervous system

Question 5

The Central nervous system is composed of the ..

Answer 5

brain and spinal cord

Question 6

The sensory nervous system is composed of ..

Answer 6

nerves and sensory organs

Question 7

The axon is the

Answer 7

body of a neuron

Question 8

a dendrite carries nerve impulses

Answer 8

away from the soma

Question 9

an axon carries nerve impulses

Answer 9

toward the the soma

Question 10

a soft, white, fatty substance; covers and insulates axons.

Answer 10

myelin

Question 11

neural tissue with short axons and no myelin

Answer 11

grey matter

Question 12

neural tissues with axons insulated

with myelin

Answer 12

white matter

Question 13

electrically charged particles

Answer 13

ions

Question 14

Ions with like charges….

Answer 14

repel each other

Question 15

chemicals that carry the electrical charges of impulse ions from the axon of one neuron across the gap at the synapse to receptors in the dendrite of the adjacent neuron

Answer 15

neurotransmitters

Question 16

……………………………. cells form myelin sheaths around axons, and they form a structural framework to support neurons and keep them in place.

Answer 16

neurological cells

Question 17

to function properly brain cells require a great amount of
from the bloodstream

Answer 17

oxygen and glucose