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Nervous System Quiz 106 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the role of the pupil in vision?
2. What is the neuron pathwauy involved in the stimulus-response model?
3. Myelinated neurons are ..... unmyelinated neurons are ..... ?
4. This is the part of the neuron which sends impulses away from the cell body
5. Processing and interpreting sensory input is called:
6. Which term describes the difference in electrical charge across a membrane?
7. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects young adults, which of the following is not a symptom?
8. Too much exposure to the sun is good for our skin.
9. There are two types of nerves, which one is responsible for carrying messages from the body to the brain?
10. Combining form that means point of contact or to join
11. A reflex is an example of a(n) ..... response.
12. The brain creates connections BETWEEN these cells:
13. Controls the vasometer center and your cardiac system
14. Which 2 senses use waves to interpret information?
15. The parasympathetic helps your body during "fight or flight" situations.
16. What is a neurotransmitter?
17. Identify parts of the EYE (yellow)
18. Conscious activities are controlled by the ..... nervous system
19. The sensory division of the PNS is also known as the
20. Why is the nervous system like a game of telephone?
21. Which statement is true about white matter?
22. This part of the brain processes sensory information
23. Which of the following is composed of 3 layers of connective tissue that help protect the brain and spinal cord?
24. What statement about the sense of taste is true?
25. These types of glial cells are in the CNS. They'e the most abundant and cling to neurons, synaptic endings, and capillaries They control the chemical environment around the neuron and help repair if it's injured.
26. Grooves or fissures divide the cerebral cortex into sections called-
27. What is the last step of the Reflex Arc?
28. The ..... works with other body systems to help organisms respond to stimuli.
29. ( ) is muscles that appear banded.
30. Receptors for Visual Processing, Detect Black, white and gray, important in dim light
31. Junction between two neurons
32. The rest and digest division of the nervous system:
33. Which of the following best describes a neuron at a rest?
34. Saltatory conduction is faster than continuous conduction because action potentials are passed from node to node.
35. These form the blood-brain barrier.
36. Which animals can distinguish shorter periods of time than mammals?
37. The spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the nervous system.
38. The part of the neuron which contains the nucleus and keeps the cell alive
39. What are the tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs?
40. A temporary disturbance of the brain's ability to function due to a hard hit to the head
41. Which of the following is not a type of exercise that can improve cardiovascular fitness?
42. Which of the following is not a function of the skin?
43. A duck swimming at birth
44. In a reflex arc, the impulse skips the brain and goes from a sensory neuron, to an interneuron and then a motor neuron
45. What is the axon of the second neuron in autonomic exchange called?
46. Which pathway sends messages from the brain to the rest of the body?
47. Different parts of the brain are responsible for different abilities
48. This is the special sense organ for taste
49. How many parts has the brain got?
50. The Motor nerves carry message from brain to the different parts of the body
51. Glial cells that are directly involved in defending the CNS against infection and injury include .....
52. What is the function of the nerve cells?
53. Small opening through which light enters the eye
54. Sarah has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. She is experiencing a headache, fever, and a stiff neck. How will she be treated?
55. X-shaped structure on the underside of the brain formed by optic nerve fibers that partially cross over
56. ..... interprets input from your sense, controls movement, and carries out complex mental processes such as learning and remembering.
57. 2 or more different organs build into what?
58. What part of the brain connects the two hemispheres?
59. ..... is when the membrane potential becomes more positive
60. When there is more sodium inside the cell, the cell is more positive on the inside, the process is
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