Nervous System Quiz 112 (60 MCQs)

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1. What type of stimulus? Increasing blood sugar levels
2. What is the first structure to vibrate due to sound waves?
3. The area of the brain that has many furrows but lacks convolutions is .....
4. The tiny gap between neurons where signals are sent from one neuron to another. It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
5. The flow of ..... ion is the most common cause of depolarization.
6. True or false? Schwann cells are in the CNS
7. What part of the brain helps you balance on one foot?
8. You see 4 color choices because of your ..... lobe.
9. Which sense organ helps you hear?
10. Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.
11. Which is a function of the central nervous system?
12. What type of paralysis would a patient have if they sustained a spinal cord injury at the T10 level?
13. This is an air filled tube that links the middle ear to the throat and helps equalize air pressure
14. What is the surface of the cerebrum called?
15. Portion of cerebrum generates motor commands, language, planning and other high-level functions
16. Nerve cells that connect sensory nerve cells to motor nerve cells are nerve cells
17. Injuries to the spinal cord are so serious because ..... cannot be replaced.
18. The neural impulse changes to ..... as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons.
19. ..... is the long piece of nerve tissue that runs from the brain down through the backbone.
20. The nervous system has got nerves
21. A dome-shaped muscle that lies below the lungs.
22. "Fight or flight" response is controlled by the
23. Blood pressure regulation
24. What classification of neuron is most common in the special sense organs?
25. Sends an impulses to other cells?
26. Form of rapid transmission of a nerve impulse along a myelinated fiber, in which the nerve impulse leaps from node to node
27. The Central Nervous System is made up of which TWO parts?
28. Transmit impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
29. Alexis had both ears plugged. Her partners placed a ringing tuning fork on her skull and Alexis could hear the sound. This is an example of
30. The command center, "mother ship", of the human body.
31. What type of cell carries impulses from receptors in all parts of the body to the brain and spinal cord?
32. Which of the following is controlled by motor neurons?
33. Conditioned and Natural are types of
34. The basal ganglia are mainly related to ..... functions.
35. My ventral surface is
36. The gap between axons and dendrites is the
37. An example of a body responding to stimuli is
38. The area of the brain that stores and retrieves memories is the .....
39. Sympathetic nerves arise from ..... and ..... regions.
40. What is the function of dendrites?
41. The portion of the nervous system that is considered involuntary is the
42. Carry impulses from sensory neuron to the motor neurons
43. Which area of the brain is responsible for learning, memory, and comprehension?
44. These nerves can carry messages to and from the central nervous system
45. Identify parts of the EYE (region)
46. What are the four main lobes of the brain? And these lobes make up which main part of the brain?
47. What kind of action is eating Doritos and watching John Scena?
48. What specific areas of the brain controls the work od different areas in the body?
49. Combining form that means speech
50. Receives stimuli and transports impulses, coordinates actions and reactions in the body
51. The term "concussion" is used to describe:
52. What happens during depolarization in the neuron?
53. Fight or flightPrepares body for emergenciesIncreases alertness, metabolic rate and muscular abilities
54. Which of the following is not a function of the neuroglia?
55. The left cerebral hemisphere generally controls the right side of the body and vice versa. This is referred to as ..... organisation.
56. Which molecules are necessary for cells to produce energy?
57. Specialized connection with other nerve cells.
58. What gland produces tears?
59. The ..... is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It is also the main pathway for information.
60. Which is not part of the nervous system