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Nervous System Quiz 142 (60 MCQs)

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1. What analyzes and interprets the sensory inputs?
2. These cells make up the nerves inside the nervous system.
3. Where does the respiration process happen?
4. The skull has many bones connected by ..... joints
5. You are hiking in the woods when you come across a bear that has wandered onto the trail. Which specific division of the nervous system is activated in this scenario?
6. This imaging system uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue.
7. The longest fiber of the neuron; it carries the neural impulse away from the cell body to the next connecting neuron, brain or other body part
8. What do we call the cells of the nervous system that are specialised to carry electric impulses around the body?
9. The Peripheral Nervous SystemNerve cells specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses are called
10. This part of neuron contains nucleus
11. From where does an electrochemical impulse exit the neuron?
12. What is the thin layer of gray matter that composes the outer layer of the cerebrum?
13. Which disease is characterized with facial weakness, disorientation, and drooping of the face?
14. In mammals, the organs of corti is found in
15. Which is not a body part used in your senses
16. Mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system
17. Function of neuroglia
18. Change in the environment of an organisms which affects its activity or makes it respond
19. Responsible for voluntary movement, memory, emotions, decision making and reasoning:
20. Most actions of the body are controlled by the .....
21. The liquid between the cornea and lens that helps maintain the shape of the eye
22. Helps store memories, derive meaning, and control emotions
23. This process is monitoring changes both inside and outside the body:
24. Where is location of cerebellum?
25. What is the myelin sheath?
26. What is the role of calcium ions during a synaptic transmission?
27. Which of the following is a characteristic of the autonomic nervous system, but not the somatic nervous system?
28. What part of your brain controls your balance?
29. What is the role of myelin sheath?
30. Division of the peripheral nervous system that carries impulses away from the brain and connects to a muscle or gland to cause a response
31. The right and left gray matter areas of the spinal cord are connected by the .....
32. Neurons contain several axons to carry messages to the cell body. (Correct to true)
33. The root word cephal/o means:
34. Star-shaped and connects neurons to blood vessels
35. This diagram shows:
36. The brain acts as the body's .....
37. What is the Somatic Nervous System a division of?
38. ..... carries information to the spinal cord
39. Which is NOT a basic taste sensation?
40. What part of the brain does the optic nerve cross over the two hemispheres?
41. What happened to Phineas Gage on Sept. 13, 1848?
42. Any influence in your environment that causes a reaction is known as what?
43. Flavor of amino acids or proteins
44. Which 2 parts make up Peripheral NS?
45. Which cranial nerve is responsible for your ability to chew your food?
46. Where is the blind spot located in humans
47. This part of the brain is divided into 4 lobes-Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital
48. When you're feeling relaxed, which NS is active?
49. What is the role of the myelin sheath in the nervous system?
50. Trauma; injury; wound
51. A neuron situated distal to a synapse.
52. What is the spinal cord made of?
53. Vision is helped by the optic nerve
54. The part of the brain that controls balance and body movements is the .....
55. The lower part of the brainstem responsible for involuntary functions like breathing and heart rate
56. Executive decisions are made here
57. What is the role of Microglia in the central nervous system?
58. What layer of skin is the outermost layer of skin?
59. Which activity is associated with the THETA Brain Wave?
60. What percentage of nerve cells are made up by neuroglia?
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