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Nervous System Quiz 140 (60 MCQs)

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1. How does the nerve structure go from biggest to smallest
2. Which part of the brain controls your thinking?
3. Small, wandering cells that engulf cell debris and pathogens in the CNS are called
4. What controls the nervous system and all decision-making?
5. The cerebrum is associated with these brain functions.
6. Cell body of a nerve cell
7. "Fight or Flight" / "Rest and Digest"
8. A rapid change in charge across the membrane of a neuron is an .....
9. What kind of sensory receptors are found in the nose and mouth?
10. What sense would you expect to be affected if a person suffered from a brain injury affecting the occipital lobe.
11. Some schizophrenics who claim to be experiencing auditory hallucinations have irregular activity where in their brain?
12. Which cell relays electrical messages?
13. The autonomic nervous system is also known as the involuntary nervous system
14. The blood-brain barrier, which prevents the immune system from reaching the neurons.
15. What body system works with the nervous system to allow a person to take a deep breath before going under water?
16. What does the transverse fissure separate in the brain?
17. This refers to any factor that may trigger a nerve impulse
18. Your favorite song is processed through your ..... lobe
19. This nerve is responsible for hearing
20. The phrenic nerve arises from the ..... plexus.
21. Brief loss of consciousness.
22. Which muscles react and tire quickly?
23. What are bipolar neurons?
24. Which statement about neurotransmitters is true?
25. Anticonvulsants are the treatment of choice for .....
26. A tube held by C-shaped rings of cartilage
27. Occurs when blood flow to the brain is impaired resulting in the lack of oxygen and destruction of brain tissue.
28. To cut off; cut short; faint
29. The somatic Nervous system consists of how many pairs of cranial nerves?
30. Which type of glial cell provides a connection between neurons and the blood supply so glucose can enter neurons?
31. Which of the following is the correct order of the direction of an electrical impulse in a neuron?
32. The frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes make up the ..... of the brain.
33. The smallest unit of the nervous system is called .....
34. After passing through the Left/Right Bronchi, air travels to smaller passageways called .....
35. Vasocontriction occurs when the body is
36. Once the brain receives a message from the sensory neurons, it sends a message to make your muscles move. Which of these is responsible for that movement?
37. The CNS is made up of the:
38. Control of temperature, endocrine activity, and thirst / water balance are functins associated with the:
39. Neurotransmitter at the synapse
40. Autonomic or not? You pick up your pencil off the floor.
41. Given good nutrition, neurons can function optimally for a lifetime. What characteristic of the neuron is this?
42. The Central Nervous System organs are called:
43. Identify Letter D
44. The two types of cells of the nervous system are
45. The ..... is responsible for thought, judgement, memory, emotion, controlling and integrating motor and sensory functions
46. Muscles are attached to the bones by?
47. Neural pathways that carry messages AWAY from the brain.
48. Which two ions affect membrane potential?
49. The ..... subsystem of the PNS originate at multiple points down the spinal column
50. The brain's supporting cells are called:
51. What are the three types of general senses?
52. Which Structural Classification of Neurons have a short single process
53. These nerves regulate the body's internal state; they control smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.
54. This divides your brain into two hemispheres:
55. Coordinates muscle movement so that walking is balanced and smooth.
56. The common nervous system disorder, ..... is characterized by tremors.
57. Which of the following statement below is the function of the brain stem?
58. Neuron resting potential
59. Spinal nerves are:
60. Autoimmune disorder; immune system attacks myelin sheath covering axons of neurons
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