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DHA Nursing Licensing Exam The Nervous System — practice questions

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The nervous system divides into how many regions?Read the answer and worked solution →The CNS consists of the spinal cord and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Nervous tissue contains glial cells and:Read the answer and worked solution →The cell body of a neuron is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which process connects a neuron to its target?Read the answer and worked solution →Which process receives most input?Read the answer and worked solution →Neurons contact each other at a:Read the answer and worked solution →The insulating substance on axons is:Read the answer and worked solution →Myelin is actually made from which cells?Read the answer and worked solution →Which glial cell insulates axons in the CNS?Read the answer and worked solution →Which glial cell insulates axons in the PNS?Read the answer and worked solution →How many axon segments does one Schwann cell wrap?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the gaps between myelinated stretches called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cells act as macrophages in the CNS?Read the answer and worked solution →How many axon segments can one oligodendrocyte myelinate?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is white matter white?Read the answer and worked solution →The PNS glial cells are Schwann cells and:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is NOT a glial cell of the CNS?Read the answer and worked solution →The structures of the PNS are nerves and:Read the answer and worked solution →Which cell type is functionally more important for communication?Read the answer and worked solution →Central or peripheralRead the answer and worked solution →Match the neural termRead the answer and worked solution →Oligodendrocyte or Schwann cellRead the answer and worked solution →Order the path of a signalRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about nervous tissueRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the glial cellsRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the neuron factsRead the answer and worked solution →Nervous system bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The nervous system divides into how many regions?

  1. Two
  2. Nine
  3. Six
  4. Ten
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Correct answer: A. Two

1. The division is anatomical and fundamental. 2. One region is central and one peripheral. 3. The nervous system can be divided into two major regions. 4. So the answer is two. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 12 'The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue'_

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The CNS consists of the spinal cord and the:

  1. Bowel
  2. Brain
  3. Bone
  4. Blood
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Correct answer: B. Brain

1. The central nervous system has two parts. 2. One of them is the spinal cord. 3. The central nervous system is the brain and spinal cord. 4. So the answer is the brain. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 12 'The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue'_

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Nervous tissue contains glial cells and:

  1. Neutrons
  2. Nucleons
  3. Neurons
  4. Nephrons
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Correct answer: C. Neurons

1. Two basic cell types make up nervous tissue. 2. One provides the supporting framework. 3. Nervous tissue contains two basic types of cells, neurons and glial cells. 4. So the answer is neurons. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 12 'The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue'_

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