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HCS 212 TEST BANK 13 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Functions of the nervous system include which of the following?
A) controlling and adjusting the activities of the other systems
B) receiving input from the senses
C) stimulating muscles and glands to contract
D) integrating and processing data
E) All of the answers are correct. - Ans:✔✔-e
The central nervous system (CNS) includes the
A) brain.
B) spinal cord.
C) nerves.
D) brain and spinal cord.
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E) nerves and muscles. - Ans:✔✔-d
The anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system are (the)
A) central and peripheral nervous systems.
B) dorsal and ventral nervous systems.
C) appendicular and axial nervous systems.
D) autonomic and somatic nervous systems.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans:✔✔-a
Subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) include
A) the somatic nervous system.
B) the autonomic nervous system.
C) the special sensory receptors.
D) the visceral sensory receptors.
E) All of the answers are correct. - Ans:✔✔-e
Functions of the peripheral nervous system include
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A) providing sensory information to the CNS only.
B) making higher order decisions to interpret sensory inputs.
C) carrying motor commands to the peripheral tissues and systems only.
D) carrying information up and down the spinal cord.
E) providing sensory information to the CNS and carrying motor commands to the peripheral tissues and
systems. - Ans:✔✔-e
Receptors may be classified as
A) effectors and muscles.
B) somatic and visceral.
C) glands and muscles.
D) voluntary and involuntary.
E) subconscious and conscious. - Ans:✔✔-b
A group of neuron cell bodies in the CNS that has a descrete boundary is called a
A) soma.
B) ganglion.
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C) nucleus.
D) column.
E) center. - Ans:✔✔-c
Muscles, glands, and special cells that respond to neural stimuli are called
A) receptors.
B) reflexes.
C) effectors.
D) axons.
E) dendrites. - Ans:✔✔-c
Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands are under the control of the
A) somatic nervous system.
B) parasympathetic division.
C) sympathetic division.
D) central nervous system.
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HCS 212 TEST BANK 13 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Functions of the nervous system include which of the following?
A) controlling and adjusting the activities of the other systems
B) receiving input from the senses
C) stimulating muscles and glands to contract
D) integrating and processing data
E) All of the answers are correct. - Ans:✔✔-e
The central nervous system (CNS) includes the
A) brain.
B) spinal cord.
C) nerves.
D) brain and spinal cord.
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E) nerves and muscles. - Ans:✔✔-d
The anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system are (the)
A) central and peripheral nervous systems.
B) dorsal and ventral nervous systems.
C) appendicular and axial nervous systems.
D) autonomic and somatic nervous systems.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans:✔✔-a
Subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) include
A) the somatic nervous system.
B) the autonomic nervous system.
C) the special sensory receptors.
D) the visceral sensory receptors.
E) All of the answers are correct. - Ans:✔✔-e
Functions of the peripheral nervous system include
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A) providing sensory information to the CNS only.
B) making higher order decisions to interpret sensory inputs.
C) carrying motor commands to the peripheral tissues and systems only.
D) carrying information up and down the spinal cord.
E) providing sensory information to the CNS and carrying motor commands to the peripheral tissues and
systems. - Ans:✔✔-e
Receptors may be classified as
A) effectors and muscles.
B) somatic and visceral.
C) glands and muscles.
D) voluntary and involuntary.
E) subconscious and conscious. - Ans:✔✔-b
A group of neuron cell bodies in the CNS that has a descrete boundary is called a
A) soma.
B) ganglion.
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C) nucleus.
D) column.
E) center. - Ans:✔✔-c
Muscles, glands, and special cells that respond to neural stimuli are called
A) receptors.
B) reflexes.
C) effectors.
D) axons.
E) dendrites. - Ans:✔✔-c
Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands are under the control of the
A) somatic nervous system.
B) parasympathetic division.
C) sympathetic division.
D) central nervous system.
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