Chapter Twelve: Neural Tissues

Question 1

Neural tissues contains two kinds of cells

Answer 1

1. Neurons

2. Neuroglia

Question 2

Cells that send and receive signals

Answer 2

Neurons

Question 3

Cells that support and protect neurons

Answer 3

Neuroglia

Question 4

Consists of the spinal cord and the brain

Answer 4

Central Nervous System

Question 5

Carries sensory information from PNS sensory receptors to CNS

Answer 5

Afferent division

Question 6

Carries motor commands from CNS to PNS muscles and glands

Answer 6

Efferent division

Question 7

Detect changes or respond to stimuli, contain neurons and specialized cells and complex sensory organs

Answer 7

Receptors

Question 8

Respond to efferent signals; responsive cells organs

Answer 8

effectors

Question 9

controls voluntary and involuntary [reflexes] muscle skeletal contractions

Answer 9

Somatic nervous system [SNS]

Question 10

Controls subconscous actions, contractions of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glandular secretions

Answer 10

Autonomic nervous system [ANS]

Question 11

a stimulating effect under the autonomic nervous system

Answer 11

sympathetic division

Question 12

a relaxing effect under the autonomic nervous system

Answer 12

parasympathetic division