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Question 1

Which structure is at work when the body deals with reflex actions?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the spinal cord

Question 2

Which autonomic system is most likely to be dominant while someone is experiencing stress about an upcoming job interview?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the sympathetic nervous system

Question 3

Examine the words. impulse, presynaptic cell, neurotransmitters, receptors, postsynaptic cell What idea can be described using all the words listed?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the transfer of information from one neuron to another

Question 4

Which is a function of the central nervous system?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

controlling coordination in the body

Question 5

How will Richard’s body react when a friend jumps in front of him and scares him?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Richard’s sympathetic nervous system will take over, and his parasympathetic nervous system will play a lesser role.

Question 6

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are both part of which division of the nervous system?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the autonomic nervous system

Question 7

Which is a function performed by the central nervous system (CNS)? Choose three correct answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

processing information that is received from the stimuli receptors; sending out information so that the body can react appropriately to stimuli; coordinating reflexes and reactions to stimuli

Question 8

Which structure(s) are connected to the peripheral nervous system? Choose three correct answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a muscle; a sense organ; a gland

Question 9

Which statement best describes the central nervous system?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is made up of the brain and the spinal cord.

Question 10

Which is an example of how the peripheral nervous system helps the body maintain its internal environment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Muscles contract rapidly to produce heat on a cold day.

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