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1) The central nervous system, which is composed of the brain and spinal cord, receives and processes information
from both the external environment, known as ________ information and, the internal environment, which refers to ________
information.
A) special : somatic
B) peripheral : somatic
C) somatic : autonomic
D) somatic : visceral
E) sensory : visceral
E
2) In the peripheral nervous system, ________ neurons carry sensory and visceral information to the central nervous
system, and ________ neurons leave the central nervous system and innervate organs, which are usually muscles or
glands.
A) sensory : somatic
B) somatic : sensory
C) efferent : afferent
D) afferent : efferent
E) sympathetic : parasympathetic
D
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3) Which of the following accurately describes afferent neurons?
A) The cell body is located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord.
B) They transmit information from the CNS to the periphery.
C) They transmit information from the periphery to the CNS.
D) They are the most abundant class of neurons.
E) They are typically multipolar neurons.
C
4) What two divisions of the autonomic nervous system have opposite effects on the organs they innervate?
A) somatic and motor
B) parasympathetic and sympathetic
C) peripheral and central
D) somatic and enteric
E) afferent and efferent
B
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5) What is the functional unit of the nervous system?
A) axons
B) neurons
C) the brain
D) the central nervous system
E) glial cells
B
6) On what portion of the neuron do action potentials propagate?
A) soma
B) cell body
C) nucleus
D) axon
E) dendrite
D
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1) The central nervous system, which is composed of the brain and spinal cord, receives and processes information
from both the external environment, known as ________ information and, the internal environment, which refers to ________
information.
A) special : somatic
B) peripheral : somatic
C) somatic : autonomic
D) somatic : visceral
E) sensory : visceral
E
2) In the peripheral nervous system, ________ neurons carry sensory and visceral information to the central nervous
system, and ________ neurons leave the central nervous system and innervate organs, which are usually muscles or
glands.
A) sensory : somatic
B) somatic : sensory
C) efferent : afferent
D) afferent : efferent
E) sympathetic : parasympathetic
D
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3) Which of the following accurately describes afferent neurons?
A) The cell body is located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord.
B) They transmit information from the CNS to the periphery.
C) They transmit information from the periphery to the CNS.
D) They are the most abundant class of neurons.
E) They are typically multipolar neurons.
C
4) What two divisions of the autonomic nervous system have opposite effects on the organs they innervate?
A) somatic and motor
B) parasympathetic and sympathetic
C) peripheral and central
D) somatic and enteric
E) afferent and efferent
B
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5) What is the functional unit of the nervous system?
A) axons
B) neurons
C) the brain
D) the central nervous system
E) glial cells
B
6) On what portion of the neuron do action potentials propagate?
A) soma
B) cell body
C) nucleus
D) axon
E) dendrite
D
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