Nervous System Quiz 133 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which region of the brain is responsible for auditory information and understanding language?
2. COmplete the sentece.The brain is protected by the .....
3. Which of the following are types of neurons based on the number of protoplasmic processes?
4. The respiratory system is responsible for bringing ..... into your body and removing ..... from your body.
5. This part contributes to controlling your emotions (associated with the limbic system) and has important autonomic functions including; cardiovascular, temperature, appetite and gastrointestinal control.
6. The type of neurons that are used to process sensory input are called .....
7. Long axon fibers
8. Which of the following is the correct sequence:(afferent = sensory, Efferent = motor, effector = the object that can have an effect/take action)
9. How many hemispheres are in the brain?
10. What does a neuron receive?
11. What is function of cranial nerve no. 2?
12. Which divison of the motor division is voluntary
13. Daniel ran quickly across the road to catch an approaching bus. When he got to the other side he noticed his breathing was faster and he was sweating. The division responsible for Daniel being able to run was
14. What is the function of thermoreceptors?
15. Which of the following is NOT true about the nervous system of most invertebrates?
16. Which type of neuron structure has two processes and are found in the ears, eyes, and nose?
17. What does the cerebrospinal fluid transport?
18. This is the main part of the brain that controls balance and muscle coordination.
19. Neurons that form bridges to transmit impulses between other neurons
20. The peripheral nervous system is a network of nerves that branes out from the central nervous system and connects it to the rest of the body.
21. . How many pairs of cranial nerves do humans have?
22. Fatty layers formed from certain neuroglia that surround axons, providing insulation
23. The skin senses for which of the following?
24. The ossicles are the
25. Directs sound vibrations.
26. The ..... controls involuntary vital processes, such as breathing, digestion, and the pumping of your heart.
27. Which of the following bodily actions is controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
28. Action potentials move along axons
29. Peripheral nervous systemconsist of the nerves
30. Neurons with several processes branching off the cell body, such as motor neurons and interneurons (association neurons), are structurally classified as .....
31. Contains a Vasomotor Center that controls smooth muscles in blood vessel walls to regulate blood pressure.
32. During repolarization, what ion does what?
33. What is the most evolved part of the brain?
34. It is responsible for actions that a person can control such as skeletal muscles and sensory neurons of the skin.
35. The dark circle in the middle of the iris
36. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for auditory stimuli?
37. Which body system is the following statement true for? "It controls the body using an instant, short-lived method."
38. Which part of the brain is involved in vision?
39. What does the brain do?
40. Involuntary response by the nervous system to speed up delivery of oxygen to muscles
41. The bony structure that protects the brain.
42. The left side of your brain is responsible for thinking critically
43. Which of the following shows the correct path of travel?
44. What is the protective tissue of the spinal cord and brain called?
45. Which part of the brain is primarily involved in processing auditory information?
46. The evolutionary role of pain is to .....
47. The part of the neuron that normally recieves stimuli is called a(n):
48. What are the two important functions of the brain stem?
49. The thick clear jelly that helps give the eyeball its shape
50. This sense contains small groups of sensory cells called taste buds that react to chemicals in foods. Taste buds react to sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory. The taste buds send messages to the areas in the cortex responsible for processing taste.
51. Which two organs constitute the central nervous system (CNS) in the human body?
52. *A nerve carrying impulses from the brain and stimulates muscles to contract.
53. What are the functions of the frontal lobe?
54. After being bitten by a black widow spider, jean starts to convulse. this is a result of
55. The right side of the cerebrum controls the right side of the body
56. The ..... is the inner layer of the eye responsible for producing visual signals that will be sent to the brain.
57. The rapid inward diffusion of Na+ followed by the outward diffusion of K+ produces a rapid change in the membrane potential called
58. Which type of neuron transmits a signal from the central nervous system to an effector such as a muscle?
59. What fluid does the central canal, brain's ventricles, and subarachnoid have?
60. The innermost layer of the meninges is the: