ATI RN
Questions About Nervous System Questions
Question 1 of 5
Muscle fiber (cell) in the ventricular tissue.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Purkinje cells are specialized muscle fibers in the heart’s ventricles, conducting electrical signals for contraction. GBS is a disorder, dendrites and axon terminals are neuron parts.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following neurotransmitters is only excitatory?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS, always depolarizing postsynaptic neurons. Glycine and GABA are inhibitory, and norepinephrine has mixed effects.
Question 3 of 5
When a person jerks his hand away from a hot stove, the movement is directly stimulated by
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Jerking away from a hot stove is a spinal reflex (e.g., withdrawal reflex), mediated by sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons in the spinal cord, bypassing higher brain centers for speed.
Question 4 of 5
The autonomic nervous system mediates two types of responses in the body.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The autonomic nervous system mediates fight-or-flight (sympathetic) and rest-and-digest (parasympathetic) responses, regulating involuntary functions like heart rate and digestion.
Question 5 of 5
A motor neuron that stimulates the hamstring muscle group is which type of neuron?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A motor neuron stimulating the hamstring is a peripheral neuron (lower motor neuron in the PNS), directly innervating muscles. Central neurons are CNS, basal nuclei are brain structures, and interneurons connect neurons.