Nervous System Quiz 117 (60 MCQs)

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1. The space between the brain and the skull bones is filled with .....
2. Which part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons?
3. Which of the following is responsible for regulating activities that are involuntary?
4. Babies have more bones than adults.
5. Receive sensory info from the environment and send it to the brain or spinal chord
6. What type of neuron is also called an interneuron because it carries messages between the other two types of neurons?
7. What do sensory neurons have at their ends that detect changes inside and outside the body?
8. It is the network of nerves in the autonomic nervous system that triggers your instinctual "fight or flight" response.
9. Food passes through the Gall Bladder.
10. A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
11. The small space between 2 neurons where the message passes.
12. The muscles in the wall of the blood vessels contract or relax to vary the blood flow. Which body system regulates the contraction and relaxation of the muscles?
13. The bicep and triceps are classified as an involuntary muscle type
14. To protect your cochlear hair cells/your hearing you should .....
15. Segment in the brain stem which is also being referred to as the spinal bulb
16. The area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together.
17. What is responsible for carrying messages from the body to the brain from the brain to the body.
18. Of the neuroglia, covers specialized brain parts, acts as a barrier
19. The cranium consists of the ..... that form the upper part of the .....
20. What are the 3 functions of the skeleton?
21. Responsible for voluntary body functions
22. What does the right hemisphere control?
23. Is the part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia on the outside of the brain and spinal cord
24. True or False:Having unlimited adrenaline is good for you
25. What system is responsible for bringing oxygen from the outside environment into the body. It also removes carbon dioxide from the body.
26. You can feel the heat of a hot stove because specialized nerve cells in the skin relay information to your .....
27. A single long extension of the cell body in a nerve cell is called .....
28. Terms:Based on the prefixes and suffixes you've learned, answer the following questions:Which occupation would be within the field of botany?
29. What is the Frontal lobe responsible for?
30. The 2 subsystems of the autonomic nervous system are the
31. The Cerebrum is divided into ..... major parts.
32. The brain stem is also called the
33. True or False A reflex is an automatic response that occurs rapidly without conscious control
34. The nervous system has got an intestine
35. Myelin sheathes are supposed to provide .....
36. Which part of the brain enables the two halves of the cerebrum to communicate? ¿Qué parte del cerebro permite que las dos mitades del cerebro se comuniquen?
37. The nervous system always functions in stimulating (turning on) body tissue
38. Which of the following is not regulated by homeostasis?
39. Which describes somatic nerves?
40. Exercise is important for muscles because it
41. A change in your surroundings that causes a reaction.
42. Connects brain to spinal cord; Controls hunger and thirst; the most basic body functions, such as body temperature, blood pressure and breathing.
43. The cranial and spinal nerves belong to the ..... system.
44. Which of these is not a name for the support cells of the nervous system?
45. Transparent anterior portion of the outer tunic of the eye
46. Examples of Chemoreceptors are .....
47. Which of the following functions as a motor protein in all three types of muscle tissue?
48. Responsible for controlling hunger, thirst, many emotions, body temperature, and circadian rhythms (sleeping and waking patterns)
49. Fasicle refers to
50. The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called
51. Which of your muscles are voluntary?
52. When your arm "falls asleep" what is actually happening?
53. If foreign substances pass the body's first line of defense and into the bloodstream, what happens?
54. Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGEST
55. During repolarization, what occurs in the axon's neuron?
56. The terminals contain tiny sacs, or vesicles, filled with .....
57. Chemical used to send a signal across a synapse
58. This is the lobe of the cerebrum that controls the sense of vision.
59. What is the cell body of a neuron also known as?
60. Where are your phalanges located?