Question 1

The autonomic nervous system is a part of the:

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system. 
B) somatic nervous system. 
C) peripheral nervous system. 
D) appendicular nervous system. 
A) central nervous system. 
B) somatic nervous system. 
C) peripheral nervous system. 
D) appendicular nervous system.

Question 2

Different parts of the tongue are responsive to different tastes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When light enters the eye,it is bent,or refracted,first by the:

Accepted Answer

A) retina. 
B) cornea. 
C) lens. 
D) vitreous body. 
A) retina. 
B) cornea. 
C) lens. 
D) vitreous body.

Question 4

Motor neurons,which tell muscles to move,leave the spinal cord through the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Motor neurons,which tell muscles to move,leave the...

Question 5

Which statement best describes how one neuron stimulates another?

Accepted Answer

A) Sodium ions jump across to the next neuron's membrane. 
B) The neurons are physically connected, so the action potential continues movement. 
C) Calcium ions diffuse across the synapse. 
D) Neurotransmitter molecules diffuse across the synapse. 
A) Sodium ions jump across to the next neuron's membrane. 
B) The neurons are physically connected, so the action potential continues movement. 
C) Calcium ions diffuse across the synapse. 
D) Neurotransmitter molecules diffuse across the synapse.

Question 6

The Pacinian corpuscle is important to:

Accepted Answer

A) sight. 
B) hearing. 
C) the sense of touch. 
D) information about the position of the joints. 
A) sight. 
B) hearing. 
C) the sense of touch. 
D) information about the position of the joints.

Question 7

Nerves would be best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) collections of motor neuron dendrites and cell bodies. 
B) collections of sensory neuron dendrites and cell bodies. 
C) bundles of dendrites in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). 
D) bundles of axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). 
A) collections of motor neuron dendrites and cell bodies. 
B) collections of sensory neuron dendrites and cell bodies. 
C) bundles of dendrites in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). 
D) bundles of axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

Question 8

The parts of the central nervous system are the:

Accepted Answer

A) afferent and efferent. 
B) nerves and receptors. 
C) brain and spinal cord. 
D) autonomic and somatic. 
A) afferent and efferent. 
B) nerves and receptors. 
C) brain and spinal cord. 
D) autonomic and somatic.

Question 9

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows.
  
-The missing label indicated by a "2" corresponds to the:

Accepted Answer

A) malleus. 
B) oval window. 
C) cochlea. 
D) tympanic membrane. 
A) malleus. 
B) oval window. 
C) cochlea. 
D) tympanic membrane.

Question 10

Damage to the medulla oblongata in the brain could interfere with breathing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Communication and Control 1: the Nervous System

The autonomic nervous system is a part of the:

Different parts of the tongue are responsive to different tastes.

When light enters the eye,it is bent,or refracted,first by the:

Motor neurons,which tell muscles to move,leave the spinal cord through the ________.

Which statement best describes how one neuron stimulates another?

The Pacinian corpuscle is important to:

Nerves would be best described as:

The parts of the central nervous system are the:

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows. -The missing label indicated by a "2" corresponds to the:

Damage to the medulla oblongata in the brain could interfere with breathing.

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