Nervous System Quiz 100 (60 MCQs)

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1. Your patient damaged their innermost meningeal layer after a fall. Which layer was damaged?
2. Glial cells cannot generate or carry neural impulses?
3. Which system is most likely in control when the body is at rest and no stressors?
4. Efferent Division
5. The brain and spinal cord are part of the ..... nervous system
6. Which part of the brain controls the automatic processes?
7. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Plegia [ PLEGIA ]?
8. It functions as the organizer and distributor of information for the body.
9. These receive messages and conduct impulses to the Cell Body.
10. Junction between adjacent neurons.
11. The retina of the eye has two types of light-sensitive cells called rods and cones. Which one affects what you see in the dark or at night?
12. The nerves that connect the central nervous system to all parts of the body.
13. You are able to pick up a pencil from the floor without toppling over. The part of the brain responsible for this is .....
14. The outermost layer, known as the tough mother
15. Which of the following is an infection?
16. Are you born smart or can you get smarter?
17. The epidermis is the ..... layer of the skin.
18. This is the smallest part of the brain stem, it is composed of ascending and descending tracts. It also controls turning your head to hear something and turning your eyes as you turn your head.
19. What part of the autonomic system controls organs in stress?
20. What is meant by 'sensory input' in the context of the nervous system's functions?
21. What characteristic of the neuron is this?They need continuous and abundant supplies of oxygen and glucose. They use about 20% of the body's energy, and cannot survive more than a few minutes without oxygen.
22. Form the junction or connections with other neurons.
23. Group of nerve fibers in the spinal cord that transmits sensory impulses upward to the brain
24. The area where blood vessels enter the eye and the axons forming the optic nerve leave the eye.
25. Which describes the Endocrine System?
26. Your spinal cord runs in the ..... of your body
27. These type of neurons transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons.
28. Reflex action is controlled majorly by the .....
29. Which of the regions listed does not contain preganglionic autonomic neurons?
30. Which is the tough outer layer of the meninges?
31. Neuroglia that maintain cerebrospinal fluid are called .....
32. What is the process called when an action potential travels down a neuron?
33. TRUE OR FALSE:Psych/o means mind
34. Type of neurotransmitters which is inhibitory so decreases the chance of the next neuron firing
35. This system protects organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems
36. The basic unit of function and structure in the nervous system.
37. The function that allows the body to eliminate salt, waste, and excess water and heat is:
38. Which of the three types of functional neurons are motor neurons?
39. How are muscles attached to bone?
40. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance and movement?
41. Which of the following is related to the Medulla Oblongata?
42. The nervous system controls
43. Called the "regulates involuntary activities" system.
44. Air that we inhale?
45. Neurons either conduct action potentials along the length of their axons, or they remain at rest. This statement best describe which of the following phrases?
46. What type of neurons form complex networks within the central nervous system to aid transmission between sensory and motor neurons?
47. Hormone that increases heart and breathing rates and raises blood sugar.
48. Warm temperature receptors respond to temperatures between ..... and .....
49. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary body movements?
50. The longest cranial nerve and if damaged can result in death is the .....
51. True or False:Headaches can be caused by a pain in the neck.
52. The primary somatic sensory cortex (sensation from touch) is located in the ..... lobe
53. Which 2 parts make up the central NS?
54. The Accessory CN function is to .....
55. The ultimate cause of death
56. The Cerebrum is the smallest secetion in the brain?
57. If you rub a piece of sand that blows into your eye, you are likely to scratch your .....
58. The part of the body that DETECTS a change in the environment is called:
59. The root words encephal/o & cerebr both mean:
60. The ..... nervous system consists of the network of nerves throughout the body.