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Nervous System Quiz 139 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which abbreviation refers to a recording of electrical activity in the brain to help locate seizure activity?
2. When someone says '' I need to use my gray matter, " they are referring to the .....
3. Which of the following contains the vital reflex centers?
4. The system that is made up of the brain and spinal cord
5. It is known as the fifth lobe.
6. What is the third step in a reflex arc?
7. Number of spinal nerves
8. Which type of glial cell provides immune defense in the CNS?
9. Which neuroimaging method is similar to an X-ray, but provides a more sensitive picture of possible brain abnormalities?
10. Motor neurons carry signals from CNS to ..... parts of the body.
11. Poliomyelitis is a highly contagious viral infection of the brainstem and spinal cord that sometimes leads to paralysis.
12. Which is a nerve CELL that transfers messages using electrical energy?
13. Multipolar neurons called ..... neurons send signals from the central nervous system to effectors, such as muscles and glands
14. It is a neurological disorder that causes seizures due to faulty electricalimpulses in the brain.
15. This lobe of the cerebrum contains the primary motor cortex and is essential for problem solving, and speech
16. The ..... subsystem of the PNS originate mainly from the base of the brain.
17. What is #8 in the diagram?
18. These cells act as the immune system of the brain
19. Which lobe is responsible for vision?
20. Which part of the brain regulate the functions such as heartbeat circulation of blood and breathing
21. This part of the brain regulates the temperature of the body.
22. What transfers the signals from your eyeball to your brain?
23. You are using the ..... lob to figure out these answers.
24. Is pain an internal or external stimulus?
25. Somatic nervous system innervates the skeletal system and is?
26. Which tissue cushions the end of bones?
27. Lobe of the cerebrum used in visual processing and memorization of objects and symbols
28. Thin membrane between the outer ear and the inner ear
29. ..... attaches to actin to form the cross bridge.
30. A change in the temperature of the room is an example of:
31. The autonomic system controls your eyes and kidneys
32. The region of the cerebrum responsible for moral/ethical decisions is the ..... lobe.
33. The cerebrum controls coordination and balance .....
34. Type of neuron that carries impulses from the CNS to a muscle or gland
35. The primary auditory cortex is located in the
36. The part of the cerebrum associated with voluntary muscle movement is the:
37. The Peripheral Nervous System consists of the Somatic and Autonomic Nervous system.
38. The space between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of the next neuron is known as the
39. Part of the CNS conducts signals between your brain and the rest of the body, and governs many reflexes and muscle patterns like walking:
40. Schwann cells wrap themselves around axons to insulate them. What are the outer layer of the Schwann cells called?
41. This motor/efferent subcategory (CNS to receptor) impulses are sent to involuntary effectors such as the cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and the glands.
42. Divsion of the nervous system that is the "excitement" division, fight or flight:
43. True or False:Nervous System's overall function is to collect information about the external conditions in relation to the body's internal state, to analyze this information, and to initiate appropriate responses to satisfy certain needs like maintaining homeostasis. The most powerful of these needs is survival.
44. It is due to damaged myelin sheath surrounding nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
45. What is the function of the blood's platelets?
46. Upper chamber of the heart. Receives blood from the body & lungs.
47. True or False.word; phrase = phras/o
48. Analyzes and interprets messages and responds-control center
49. What response in a neuron causes the Na to flow into the cell and increase the charge of the membrane potential?
50. A stroke or CVA is defined as:
51. Gaps in the myelin sheath where nerve impulses are regenerated
52. Which of the following are 2 of the types of Nerve Endings
53. Adaptive plasticity (caused by brain damage) is
54. Anything that causes you to react is called
55. This is the name for a nerve cell. They use electrical impulses and chemical signals to transmit information between different areas of the brain and the rest of the nervous system. "The whole nerve."
56. Associated with reasoning, higher level cognition, and motor skills (motor cortex).
57. Which part of the brain helps control our balance and skeletal muscle activity?
58. What are the two layers of skin?
59. These cells form a membrane that covers specialized brain parts: .....
60. Which part of the brain is responsible for thermoregulation?
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