Quiz

Question 1

The nervous system

Answer 1

• monitors internal and external stimuli
• transmits information in the form of action potentials
• interprets or assesses information
• maintains homeostasis

Question 2

Which system is responsible for problem-solving skills?

Answer 2

Central Nervous System

Question 3

The CNS includes

Answer 3

spinal cord

Question 4

The Peripheral Nervous System includes

Answer 4

cranial nerves

Question 5

The sensory (afferent) division of the PNS

Answer 5

conveys action potentials to the CNS

Question 6

The motor (efferent) division of the PNS

Answer 6

transmits impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscle

Question 7

Digestion of food is regulated by the

Answer 7

Parasympathetic division of the ANS

Question 8

The junction of a neuron with another cell is a/an

Answer 8

synapse

Question 9

The enteric nervous system consists of plexuses within the walls of the

Answer 9

digestive tract

Question 10

Axons

Answer 10

have a distal portion that branches to form the presynaptic terminals

Question 11

Synaptic vesicles contain neurotransmitters and are present in the

Answer 11

presynaptic terminals

Question 12

What is the only neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction?

Answer 12

acetylcholine

Question 13

What ion is necessary for the release of neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles?

Answer 13

calcium

Question 14

The same neurotransmitter may produce different effects on neurons because of differences in the

Answer 14

type of receptors on the postsynaptic membranes of neurons

Question 15

When a neurotransmitter binds to its receptor and increases in permeability of the postsynaptic membrane to sodium ions..

Answer 15

an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) will result