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Quiz: Introduction to the Nervous System
Summary of quiz results:
Please review your answers below.
The nervous system is the center of all mental activity including all the following except
.
thinking
learning
digesting
memory
Like other systems in the body, the nervous system is composed of organs, principally the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and
.
ganglia
axon
neurons
dura mater
Millions of sensory receptors detect changes, called
, which occur inside and outside the body.
neuron
skin
motor
stimuli
The brain and spinal cord are the organs of the
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CNS
PNS
ANS
CSF
There are
layers of meninges around the brain and spinal cord.
one
two
three
four
Each cerebral hemisphere is divided into
lobes, ________ of which have the same name as the bone over them.
four, three
three, two
five, two
five, four
The cerebellum,
portion of the brain, is located below the occipital lobes of the cerebrum.
the largest
the second largest
the third largest
the smallest
Like the brain, the spinal cord is surrounded by bone, meninges, and
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cerebrospinal fluid
white matter
gray matter
water
contain only afferent fibers, long dendrites of sensory neurons.
Cranial nerves
Sensory nerves
Motor nerves
Mixed nerves
One of the three basic parts of a neuron is the
.
axon
myelin
pons
dura mater
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