Parts of the Nervous System (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
CNS and PNS
Which two structures make up the central nervous system?
Which two structures make up the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
What role does the brain play in the CNS?
What role does the brain play in the CNS?
Master control centre
What specialised cells in the spinal cord carry messages between the brain and body?
What specialised cells in the spinal cord carry messages between the brain and body?
Neurons
Which of these is NOT a function of the CNS?
Which of these is NOT a function of the CNS?
Storing ganglia clusters
What does the PNS connect the CNS to?
What does the PNS connect the CNS to?
Organs, muscles, and sensory receptors
What defines nervous tissue as part of the PNS?
What defines nervous tissue as part of the PNS?
Located outside brain and spinal cord
In which directions does the PNS carry messages?
In which directions does the PNS carry messages?
Both towards and from the CNS
What are ganglia?
What are ganglia?
Clusters of nerve cell bodies
Where are ganglia located?
Where are ganglia located?
Outside CNS, near spinal cord or organs
Why can neither the CNS nor PNS function properly alone?
Why can neither the CNS nor PNS function properly alone?
They need each other to work