Nervous System
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- Q 1/20Score 0A division of the nervous system consisting of all nerves that are not part of the brain or spinal cord.29Peripheral nervous system
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- Q1A division of the nervous system consisting of all nerves that are not part of the brain or spinal cord.Peripheral nervous system30s
- Q2The brain and spinal cordCentral nervous system30s
- Q3A junction or space where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next.Synapse30s
- Q4Another name for nerve cellNeuron30s
- Q5A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.Axon30s
- Q6Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.Dendrite30s
- Q7Neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord.Sensory neuron30s
- Q8a neuron that sends an impulse to a muscle or gland, causing the muscle or gland to reactMotor neuron30s
- Q9Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the bodyCerebrum30s
- Q10part of the brain that deals with Balance and coordinationCerebellum30s
- Q11What is the name given to gray matter in the brain?cerebral cortexprefrontal gyrusdiecephaloncorpus callosum30s
- Q12What system is referred to as the feeling and reacting brain?limbic systemautonomic nervous systemperipheral nervous systemcentral nervous system30s
- Q13What part of the limbic system is considered the "working table"?hypothalamushippocampusthalamusamygdala30s
- Q14What is the protective covering of the brain known as?cerebral cortexprecentral gyrusmeningescauda equina30s
- Q15What part of the meninges is labeled "A"?subarachnoid spacepia materdura materarachnoid mater30s
