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Nervous System Quiz 113 (60 MCQs)

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1. The outermost of the meninges is the
2. Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum, also known as the
3. The brain controls muscles when a person is running. What two body systems are working closely together?
4. Breathing, digestion, sweating and shivering are all functions of ..... nervous system.
5. The ..... division is composed of receptors that detect changes from inside and outside the body.
6. Main function of a neuron:
7. Controls vital body functions in an effort to maintain homeostasis within the body
8. What is the correct order of the nervous system?
9. The spinal cord is made of
10. Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements of muscles and joints.
11. Light rays pass through the ..... Because it bends light rays, it produces upside down images.
12. The fatty bands of insulation surrounding axon fibers
13. The hippocampus is the primary memory section of the brain. It is responsible for making and storing most of our short and long-term memories. In which lobe is the hippocampus found?
14. A child is not able to read letters in the book clearly and has to keep the book far away to read it clearly. The child is suffering from
15. A tough band of tissue that holds bones together at the joint are called a .....
16. MRI is different from CT scan in that
17. Glial cell type in the CNS that serves as the resident component of the immune system.
18. Area of the brain that gives us the opportunity to learn and store complex and abstract info.
19. What is the job of the sensory neurons?
20. Which type of glial cells make up the myelin sheath in the CNS?
21. Edna saw a young boy run across the street and he got hit by a car. She rushed to the child. She was sweating and her heart was beating fast. Definitely, she was in panic. Her state resulted from the activation of what division of the nervous system?
22. The ..... cells are star shaped and provide a means of acquiring nutrients in the brain
23. Each has its own bipolar neuron
24. Sponges are only ..... animals who lack a nervous system
25. Processes that carry nerve impulses away from the cell body are calles
26. The neuron carries impulse from brain to effector part
27. What is a common injury related to ear cleaning in dogs and cats?
28. :Specialized nervous system cell that carries messages as electric impulses throughout the body.
29. If the inside of the neuron is negatively charged compared to the outside, the neuron is in the .....
30. What are the chemicals used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another neuron?
31. What do nociceptors respond to?
32. The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
33. Which cranial nerve plays a role in vision?
34. The basic structure and function of the nervous system is what? What is the name of the cells associated with the nervous system?
35. The skull protects which organ?
36. The missing type of taste bud:sweet, sour, salty and .....
37. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for hearing and smell
38. Name the three types of neurons .....
39. Sound does not travel in space because
40. Prefix that means below; under
41. Connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord
42. The small part of the brain located below the cerebrum is called .....
43. The ..... consists of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and cranial nerves.
44. Activated when the body is in dynamic role or stress
45. Produce myelin in CNS
46. The phrenic nerve is important in .....
47. A baroreceptor senses
48. The general function of neurons is
49. Neurons that carry messages from the brain to the muscles are .....
50. Suppose that you stick your finger with a sharp pin. The area affected is very small and only one pain receptor fires. However, it fires repeatedly at a rapid rate (it hurts!). This is an example of-
51. The myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system is formed by:
52. Interneurons are also called association neurons.
53. Which process is governed by the autonomic nervous system?
54. Spinal Accessory
55. If a neuron has been ..... and ....., the same stimulus will not be strong enough to bring the membrane potential past the threshold.
56. Nerves that connect CNS to other body parts
57. Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia. "most abundant"
58. What is the main organ involved in our sense of touch?
59. What does the nervous system consist of?
60. What are two roles of glial cells?
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