Nervous system quiz

Question 1

what does the nervous system control?

Answer 1

the activities of each of the body’s other organs

Question 2

what are the names of the 3 parts or mini systems of the nervous system?

Answer 2

central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and autonomic nervous system

Question 3

what does CNS stand for?

Answer 3

central nervous system

Question 4

what does PNS stand for?

Answer 4

peripheral nervous system

Question 5

what does ANS stand for?

Answer 5

autonomic nervous system

Question 6

the central nervous system consists of…?

Answer 6

the brain and spinal cord

Question 7

what does the peripheral nervous system do?

Answer 7

sends impulses to the central nervous system then to the rest of the body

Question 8

what does the autonomic nervous system do?

Answer 8

sends impulses to a special area of the brain called the medulla

Question 9

what does the medulla do?

Answer 9

controls all of our involuntary functions

Question 10

what involuntary functions does the medulla control?

Answer 10

digestion, heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure and reflexes

Question 11

neurons are individual specialized cells that join to form…?

Answer 11

nerves

Question 12

the specialized job of the neurons is to…?

Answer 12

receive and transmit impulses throughout the body

Question 13

how many miles per hour does a nerve impulse travel?

Answer 13

200 miles

Question 14

what are the two types of neuron fibers?

Answer 14

dendrites and axons

Question 15

What do dendrites do?

Answer 15

they carry impulses toward the main part of the cell

Question 16

what do axons do?

Answer 16

take impulses away from the cell to other neurons

Question 17

what are the two kinds of neurons?

Answer 17

sensory and motor

Question 18

what do sensory neurons do?

Answer 18

receive and pass information about the temperature outside the body or pain within the body

Question 19

what do motor neurons do?

Answer 19

receive and carry impulses to the brain then the muscles and other organs of the body

Question 20

what is the master organ of the body?

Answer 20

the brain

Question 21

how much does the brain weigh?

Answer 21

3 pounds

Question 22

the brain is protected by three layers of membranes called?

Answer 22

meninges

Question 23

when you touch a hot stove, what is the order of neurons involved?

Answer 23

touch the stove, sensory, to axons that travel to your brain to the dendrites and then motor when you move your hand.

Question 24

the first layer of the meninges is..?

Answer 24

a tough outer layer that protects the brain

Question 25

the two inner layers of the meninges are separated from each other by a clear fluid called…?

Answer 25

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 26

cerebrospinal fluid acts as a…?

Answer 26

cushion or shock absorber for the brain

Question 27

what is a spinal tap?

Answer 27

a procedure used to test for meningitis

Question 28

the frontal lobe is responsible for…?

Answer 28

the use of language

Question 29

the temporal lobe is responsible for…?

Answer 29

the use of hearing and smell

Question 30

the occipital lobe is responsible for…?

Answer 30

vision

Question 31

the parietal lobe is responsible for…?

Answer 31

sensory information- heat, cold, pain and touch