Human Anatomy Physiology 1st Edition By Erin C. Amerman – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Introduction to the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

1) What is NOT a function of the nervous system?
A) direct long-term functions such as growth
B) integrate sensory information
C) sense the internal and external environments
D) control effectors
Answer: A
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1) Knowledge
Learning Outcome: 11.1.1

2) Which of the following are organs of the central nervous system?
A) brain and spinal cord
B) spinal cord and spinal nerves
C) brain and cranial nerves
D) brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, and spinal nerves
Answer: A
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1) Knowledge
Learning Outcome: 11.1.2

3) The two anatomical divisions of the nervous system are the:
A) sensory division and motor division.
B) central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
C) somatic sensory division and visceral sensory system.
D) visceral motor division and somatic motor division.
Answer: B
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1) Knowledge
Learning Outcome: 11.1.2

4) Upon entering your house, you noticed the smell of cake baking in the oven. What division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible?
A) visceral motor division
B) somatic motor division
C) somatic sensory division
D) visceral sensory division
Answer: C
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 3) Application
Learning Outcome: 11.1.3

5) Which nervous system division is responsible for the integration of sensory information?
A) visceral motor division
B) peripheral nervous system
C) somatic motor division
D) central nervous system
Answer: D
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1) Knowledge
Learning Outcome: 11.1.2
6) Which of the following is controlled by the somatic motor division?
A) cardiac muscle
B) skeletal muscle
C) glands
D) smooth muscle
Answer: B
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1) Knowledge
Learning Outcome: 11.1.3

7) Sarah sensed a mosquito land on her arm and swatted it away with her hand. Which specific PNS division was responsible for the movement of Sarah’s hand?
A) visceral sensory division
B) somatic sensory division
C) autonomic nervous system
D) somatic motor division
Answer: D
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 2) Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.1.3

8) The autonomic nervous system does NOT carry signals to:
A) smooth muscle.
B) cardiac muscle.
C) skeletal muscle.
D) glands.
Answer: C
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1) Knowledge
Learning Outcome: 11.1.3

9) Which of the following is NOT a function of neurons?
A) carrying sensory information
B) integration
C) transmitting motor information
D) forming the myelin sheath
Answer: D
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1) Knowledge
Learning Outcome: 11.2.1

10) Determine the direction in which an electrical signal is carried in a typical multipolar neuron.
A) dendrites, cell body, axon
B) axon, cell body, dendrites
C) dendrites, axon, cell body
D) cell body, axon, dendrites
Answer: A
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 2) Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2.2