7/17/25, 8:31
AM
UNCG BIO 271 EXAM 5: GENERAL REVIEW
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (180)
central nervous what part of the nervous system
system consolidates and process information?
peripheral nervous what part of the nervous system
system carry information to and from the
central nervous system
peripheral nervous cranial and spinal nerves are the nerves
system of which part of the nervous system?
sensory nervous what part of the nervous system
system contain receptors and transmit
information form the receptors to
the central nervous system
somatic sensory what sensory receives information
from the skin, fascia, joints, skeletal
muscles and special senses?
visceral sensory what sensory receives sensory information
from viscera?
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motor nervous what part of the nervous system
system transmits information from the
central nervous system to the rest
of the body and sends motor
information to effectors?
somatic motor what is known as the "voluntary nervous
system" that innervates skeletal muscle?
autonomic motor what is known was the "involuntary"
nervous system and innervates
cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and
glands?
neuron what cell generates and carry electrical
signals?
glial cells what cell protect neurons, regulate
ionic balance in tissue and have
immune functions?
80-100 about how many billion neurons are in the
human brain?
what is A?
dendrites
what is B? which is also known as the cell
body
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12
AM
UNCG BIO 271 EXAM 5: GENERAL REVIEW
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (180)
central nervous what part of the nervous system
system consolidates and process information?
peripheral nervous what part of the nervous system
system carry information to and from the
central nervous system
peripheral nervous cranial and spinal nerves are the nerves
system of which part of the nervous system?
sensory nervous what part of the nervous system
system contain receptors and transmit
information form the receptors to
the central nervous system
somatic sensory what sensory receives information
from the skin, fascia, joints, skeletal
muscles and special senses?
visceral sensory what sensory receives sensory information
from viscera?
1/
12
, 7/17/25, 8:31
AM
motor nervous what part of the nervous system
system transmits information from the
central nervous system to the rest
of the body and sends motor
information to effectors?
somatic motor what is known as the "voluntary nervous
system" that innervates skeletal muscle?
autonomic motor what is known was the "involuntary"
nervous system and innervates
cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and
glands?
neuron what cell generates and carry electrical
signals?
glial cells what cell protect neurons, regulate
ionic balance in tissue and have
immune functions?
80-100 about how many billion neurons are in the
human brain?
what is A?
dendrites
what is B? which is also known as the cell
body
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