The nervous system shares in the maintenance of homeostasis with which system?

A. respiratory
B. endocrine
C. skeletal
D. digestive
E. muscular

B. endocrine

The system that conducts impulses from the brain and spinal cord to skeletal muscles is the

A. parasympathetic
B. sympathetic
C. autonomic
D. somatic
E. afferent

D. somatic

The "glue" cells that preform the function of support and protection are

A. neurons
B. astrocytes
C. neuroglia
D. ependymal
E. schwann

C. neuroglia

Oligodendroglia are found in the

A. brain and spinal cord
B. heart
C. Fingers

A. brain and spinal cord

Phagocytosis is performed by

A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. Schwann cells

C. microglia

The cells that make up the myelin sheath are

A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. schwann cells

E. Schwann cells

Te cells that lie the cavities in the brain and spinal cord are

A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. schwann cells

D. ependymal cells

Nissl bodes are attached to

A. mitochondria
B. endoplasmic reticulum
C. lysosome
D. Golgi bodies
E. neurofibrils

B. endoplasmic reticulum

Neurolemmocytes are also known as

A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. Schwann cells

E. Schwann cells

A neuron with one axon and one dendrite is know as

A. unipolar
B. bipolar
C. multipolar

B. bipolar

Receptors are

A. afferent neurons
B. efferent neurons
C. association neurons
d. internuncial neurons

A. afferent neurons

Reaction neurons are

A. afferent neurons
B. efferent neurons
C. association neurons
D. internuncial neurons

B. efferent neurons

The sodium pump is used to maintain the

A. action potential
B. electrical potential
C. membrane
D. depolarization
E. repolarization

C. membrane

Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter

A. acetylcholine
B. norepinephrine
C. serotonin
D. dopamine
E. none of the above

E. none of the above

The smallest, simplest pathway to receive and process a stimulus is the

A. reflex
B. CNS
C. ANS
D. neuroglia
E. none of the above

A. reflex

Some of the most commonly abused drugs are

A. steroids
B. Depressants
C. Stimulants
D. hallucinogens
E. all of the above

E. all of the above

Ganglia are found

A. in the brain
B. in the cortex
C. in a tract
D. outside the brain
E. none of above

A. in the brain

Gray matter is found in the

A. cortex
B. myelin
C. neuroglia
D. nerve tracts
E. none of above

C. neuroglia

The tough mother is the

A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater

B. dura mater

The layer containing numerous blood vessels and nerves is the

A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater

A. pia mater

The spider layer is the

A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater

C. arachnoid mater

Serous fluid is found in the

A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater
D. subdural space

D. subdural space

Spinal taps are done in which region of the spine?

A. cervical
B. thoracic
C. lumbar
D. sacral

C. lumbar

Meninges are separated from the vertebrae by the

A. subdural space
B. epidual space
C. subarachnoid space

b. epidural space

The functions of the spinal cord include

A. reflex/ respiration
B. reflex/ rotation
C. reflex/ ______
D. reflex/ conveyance

D. reflex/ conveyance