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Nervous System Quiz 114 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which division of the nervous system comprises the brain and spinal cord?
2. A scientist wants to see if lightning bugs glow more frequently in a darker environment. She puts equal amounts of lightning bugs in a lighted box and in a dark box. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
3. The gap between neurons is called a .....
4. What is the brain stem's function (job)?
5. Where is the trigger zone?
6. It is good for your brain to smoke.
7. Which part of the following action statement is a response?You caught the frisbee when your friend tossed it to you.
8. To initiate an action potential, the following must occur EXCEPT.
9. Heat is an example of .....
10. Preparing the body for the "fight-or-flight" responce is the role of the:
11. The size of the pupil is an example of .....
12. How do sensory receptors communicate with the nervous system?
13. Blood vessels that supply individual cells with substances and removes cell wastes
14. The onset of epilepsy most frequently occurs:
15. How many vertebrae is our backbone made of?
16. What accounts for the fact that the perception of taste is sharply reduced when one has a head cold?
17. Which of the following is NOT a cause of peroneal nerve damage?
18. What do somatic nerve fibers do?
19. What functions is the parietal lobe responsible for?
20. Spinal cord transmit messages between the brain and the body
21. A nerve is enclosed in a ..... sheath.
22. What is the part of the neuron that takes information AWAY from the cell body?
23. What is the cell body?
24. Which system is most closely associated with the brain?
25. Executive command center/ decision making/ reasoning / memory
26. The two types of neurological cells in the peripheral nervous system
27. What neuroglial cell is found in the PNS and forms individual myelin sheaths.
28. Being able to clearly see objects that are close to you while far away objects appear blurry is called
29. The amount of change that is dependent on the strength of the stimulus is a:
30. Cells that fill the spaces in the nervous tissue
31. Central nervous system is made up of:I. autonomic motor nervesII. cranial nervesIII. spinal cordIV. brain
32. How long does it take for blood to travel through the entire circulatory system?
33. Gets sensory information and sends it to the cell body
34. A nerve impulse begins in a(n)
35. Which neuroglial cells line the cavities of the brain and spinal cord and help circulate cerebrospinal fluid?
36. Gel substance that gives the eye shape
37. Part of nervous system that controls the viscera
38. Voluntary control of skeletal muscles is provided by the ..... nervous system
39. A molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms (comes from starch)
40. A plant grows towards the sunlight shining in the window.
41. A major function of the somatic nervous system is to
42. Part of the brain that is responsible for thinking, controlling our speech and emotions.
43. What is the "recharging phase" when a neuron has already fired and cannot fire again called?
44. Complete the steps followed by the Central Nervous System:Brain receives info, ....., and delivers the response.
45. The main activity of the ..... is the propagation of an action potential along the axolemma.
46. The part of your brain involved in THINKING
47. What is the main controlling organ of the body?
48. Which photoreceptors sense color?
49. Which type of CNS neuroglial cells wrap a myelin sheath around the long axons of neurons?
50. If it gets very hot outside $\rightarrow$ your skin temperature rises $\rightarrow$ sweat gland release sweat $\rightarrow$ sweat evaporates $\rightarrow$ cooling occurs.Which nerve brings impulses from the skin to the brain?
51. The refractory period is .....
52. Which part of your brain helps you BALANCE as you walk down the sidewalk?
53. What is the function of the parasympathetic system?
54. Two parts of the central nervous system is the brain and
55. It is the communication network of the human body that is responsible for sending, receiving and processing of nerve impulses.
56. Without the nervous system, you could not
57. Choose one function of parasympathetic nervous system
58. Which nervous system relays messages. processes info, and analyzes data?
59. Paralysis of the facial nerve.
60. What structure connects the right and left hemisphere?
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