Nervous system-Crash COurse
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- Q1What are the three principal functions of the nervous system?Emotional regulation, cognitive processing, communicationMemory retention, decision-making, motor skillsDigestion, circulation, respirationSensory input, integration, and motor output30s
- Q2What are the two main parts of the nervous system?Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systemsCentral and peripheral nervous systemsSensory and motor nervous systemsAutonomic and somatic nervous systems30s
- Q3Which type of neurons has just one process extending from the cell body?Unipolar neuronsBipolar neuronsMotor neuronsMultipolar neurons30s
- Q4Which glial cells wrap around neurons to produce the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?Microglial cellsOligodendrocytesEpendymal cellsAstrocytes30s
- Q5What is the main function of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?Anchor neurons to their blood supplyAct as the main source of immune defense against microorganismsWrap around axons to produce the myelin sheathGovern the exchange of materials between neurons and capillaries30s
- Q6What are the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system?Motor and sensorySomatic and autonomicSympathetic and parasympatheticCentral and peripheral30s
- Q7Which cells are considered the main communicators in the nervous system?NeuronsEpithelial cellsMuscle cellsGlial cells30s