Nervous System Quiz 116 (60 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. What is the function of the central nervous system in homeostasis?
2. The different parts of the brain
3. Which part of the brain controls thought, memory, learning?
4. How many neurons are in your brain?
5. Oligodendrocytes.....
6. What are the two types of cells that nervous tissue is composed of?
7. Surface area to volume ratio is important because
8. The sodium-potassium pump pumps how many sodium ions outside the neuron?
9. Cerebrum is the brain
10. An organ of the digestive system that removes nutrients and water from digested food. You have a large one and a small one.
11. Neuron is the most basic functional cell of nervous system.
12. Physician who administers anesthesia
13. The largest part of the brain which controls voluntary movement, speech, intelligence memory, emotion, and sensory processing
14. ..... are things in the internal or external environment that cause your nervous system to react.
15. What are the components of the central nervous system (CNS)?
16. What is the function of chemoreceptors?
17. Nerve impulse transmission refers to the ability of the neuron to .....
18. The part of the brain that I will use to write for my assessment is
19. Mashing with teeth and stomach churning are examples of
20. Which part of the neuron is the conducting region that generates nerve impulses and transmits them?
21. What ion is found in greater abundance outside of the neuron during the resting potential?
22. A thin membrane that marks the beginning of the middle ear. It vibrates because of sound waves.
23. Which neuroglial cells form the blood-brain barrier?
24. Which of the following hormones is secreted by the hypothalamus?
25. What is structure is # 2?
26. What is the direction of the impulse through a neuron?
27. Seat of thinking, reasoning and power of imagination; sensory motor coordination; origin of all cerebral functions
28. The major center of the autonomic control of blood pressure is the:
29. The peripheral nervous system is divided into the somatic and the autonomic, the autonomic division is also divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic, these two divisions work to help the body maintain
30. The neurons that carry signals from the central nervous system to effectors are the ..... neurons.
31. After passing through the larynx, air enters the large tube called the .....
32. What is the inner layer of the eyeball called?
33. Cells that connect blood vessels to neurons are named
34. True/False:Interneurons only exist within the CNS
35. A nervous system disorder that may affect someone's ability to move, breath or have any sensation/feeling
36. Hearing and balance, interpret sensory experiences, memory of visual scenes/music/smells/other complex sensory patterns
37. ..... and ..... are regulatory proteins bound to actin.
38. The two principle divisions that make up the nervous system are the
39. What cerebrum hemisphere lobe is concerned with touch and taste?
40. Neurons that are connected
41. The nervous system is made up of the central nervous system and the .....
42. This part takes care of body jobs you don't think about, like digesting food and sweating.
43. Anything that causes a response is called a ..... ?
44. The activity of acetylcholine in a synapse is terminated by
45. A simple behaviour involving a rapid automatic response to a stimulus is called .....
46. Receives and analyzes information received from the sensors
47. Dopamine controls.....
48. A nerve pathway, consisting of a sensory neuron, interneuron, and motor neuron, that forms the structural and functional bases for a reflex
49. What type of cell gathers and carries information?
50. What is the bodies main inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitter?
51. The most abundant class of neuron in the central nervous system is
52. The outer layer of tissue on your body (in other words, your SKIN), and also the tissue that lines some of your body's inner surfaces:
53. How many lobes does the Cerebrum have?
54. What are all the parts of the brain?
55. What are the 3 membranes that cover and protect the brain & spinal cord called?
56. Which part of the brain is responsible for involuntary actions like breathing, heartbeat, etc?
57. By %, what is the most abundant substance in the blood?
58. What is the function of epyndymal cells in the nervous system?
59. Which of the following controls the "rest and digest" response
60. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Neur/o [ NEUR/O ]?