PROFESSIONAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
ROBUST QUESTIONS AND CAREFULLY
ANALYZED WELL DEFINED RESPONSES
GRADED A+
⩥ three types of neurons. Answer: 1. interneurons= singles from one
neuron to another
2. motor neurons= spinal cord or brain to other parts of the body
3. sensory neurons= body to spinal cord or brain
⩥ central nervous system. Answer: brain and spinal cord
⩥ peripheral nervous sytem. Answer: all the nerves in the body
⩥ CNS: four major sections of the brain. Answer: 1. cerebrum= largest
part of the brain (80%), left and right hemispheres
2. diencephalons= center part of the brain
3. cerebellum= rear part of the brain
4. brain stem= connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord
, ⩥ PNS. Answer: 1. voluntary nervous system (somatic)= signals skeletal
muscles to contract voluntary movements
2.involuntary nervous system (autonomic)= relates the contraction of
internal organs, heart rate, digestion, and breathing
⩥ skeletal system. Answer: -major function= to provide form and shape
to the body
-axial skeleton= skull, rib cage, vertebral column
-appendicular skeleton= upper and lower extremities
-206 bones, 177 voluntary movement
-synovial joints= 80% of joints in body
⩥ muscular system. Answer: - a single muscle is built from many
bundles of muscle fibers called fascicule
⩥ three types of muscle tissue. Answer: 1. cardiac= walls of the heart
2. smooth= composes the epithelial of other hollow organs
3. skeletal= attached to skeleton, voluntary
⩥ three muscle actions. Answer: 1. concentric= muscle fibers are
shortened, contractions
2. ecentric= muscles lengthen
3. isometric= tension on the muscle