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The _____ system includes the brain and the spinal cord.
a) circulatory
b) nervous
c) muscular
d) skeletal

Which of the following is a correct statement about the nervous system?
a) The central nervous system contains all the nerve cells of the body.
b) The peripheral nervous system contains the brain and the spinal cord.
c) The central nervous system controls organs within the body, and the peripheral nervous system collects information from outsi
d) The peripheral nervous system controls organs within the body, and the central nervous system collects information from outsi

What are the two main components of the peripheral nervous system?
a) the sympathetic nervous system and spinal cord
b) the sensory and motor neurons
c) the brain and spinal cord
d) the parasympathetic nervous system and senses

The ______ system receives signals from outside of the human body.
a) respiratory
b) muscular
c) nervous
d) digestive

The nervous system is the center of all mental activity. Which of the following is not a function of the nervous system?
a) thinking
b) learning
c) memory
d) digesting

What are the two main parts of the nervous system?
a) the peripheral and the central nervous system
b) the spine and the sensory nervous system
c) the integrated and the parasympathetic nervous system
d) the motor and the sympathetic nervous system

______ run throughout the human body and send signals to and from the brain.
a) Chloroplasts
b) Blood cells
c) Nerves
d) Needles

Neurons are a type of brain cell. The special function of a neuron is to ______.
a) pump blood
b) transmit information
c) excrete waste
d) exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

Neurons have two ends. Nerve impulses travel from the end of one neuron to the beginning of another. What terms are used for these ends?
a) axons and diaphragms
b) dendrites and alveoli
c) axons and dendrites
d) dendrites and medullas

Nerve impulses travel from one neuron to another to send and receive electrical signals in the brain. The neurons do not touch each other. What is the term for the gap the signal has to cross between neurons?
a) ribosome
b) synapse
c) diaphragm
d) epiglottis

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