What is the message system of the body, made up of nerve cells, that transmit electrochemical signals throughout the body?
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Lymphatic system
Immune system
What is the system that performs the collection of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream?
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Lymphatic system
Immune system
Where is the primary center of signal integration in humans?
The internal organs
The heart
The nerves throughout the body
The brain
What is the rapid change in a membrane's potential caused by the depolarization of a neuron?
Action power
Movement potential
Action potential
Neuron power
What type of synapse uses neurotransmitters?
Neurotransmitter synapses
Chemical synapse
Mechanical synapse
Automatic synapse
Which is not one of the three main regions of the brain?
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain stem
Spinal cord
Which is not one of the four main integrated functions of the nervous system?
Receiving information
Transmitting information
Integrating information
Replying to information
What is the basic unit of the nervous system?
Neuron
Synaptic terminal
Myelin sheath
Nerve impulse
How do the sense of smell and taste interact?
They compete with the other sense
The sense of smell overrides the sense of taste
The sense of taste overrides the sense of smell
The compliment each other
What is the colored part of the eye?
Optic nerve
Cornea
Pupil
Iris
Which is not a receptor that can be found in the skin?
Thermoreceptor
Photoreceptor
Pain receptor
Mechanoreceprtor