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Nervous System Quiz 149 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the sensory organ that we use to know when there's a thunder?
2. The major parts of the brain are the CEREBRUM, the CEREBELLUM, and the MEDULLA OBLONGATA or brain stem.
3. What is the impact of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's on neurotransmitter production?
4. What are the three components of the nervous system?
5. Simultaneous firing of two adjacent neurons makesthose neurons
6. What cells transmit information from their dendrite, cell body, and axon through a synapse, and on to the next cell?
7. Units that form the fatty myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the parasympathetic nervous system
8. A ..... is a cell that sends electrical messages throughout the body.
9. Division of the Autonomic Nervous System that's is responsible for 'rest & digest'
10. Neurons with specialized dendrites of sensory neurons found in sensory organs.
11. A neurotransmitter that belongs to a group of compounds called catecholamines.
12. Which detect pressure and vibration
13. What is the largest bone in the body?
14. Which part of the nervous system does not need our conscious control? It controls body functions like digestion and heart rate.
15. The ..... is responsible for the voluntary, or conscious, activities of the body.
16. Gray mass that surrounds the part of brain that controls functions like problem solving
17. Which of the following best defines a chemical synapse?
18. Which vitamin's deficiency causes Rickets?
19. Spinal cord is also known as
20. A receptor that detects light and darkness it's called .....
21. What happens when a cell body is injured?
22. A type of neuron (nerve) that sends messages from the central nervous system to muscles (motors) or glands.
23. The messages get to and from the brain by the ..... system.
24. What support the snail's body?
25. Front part of the brain; where intelligence and though take place
26. The nervous system controls and coordinates the other systems.
27. Which part of the nervous system are INTERNEURONS a part of?
28. True or False:Both mechanical and chemical digestion take place in the stomach.
29. In plant cells, I turn light energy into food and I give these cells their color.
30. Parasympathetic nervous system
31. Your sense of touch can warn you of danger
32. When tissues come together, they form .....
33. The situation in which the axons from different parts of the nervous system lead to the same neuron is known as divergence.
34. Which of these holds the bones together at the joints?
35. Which of the following is not a main part of the brain
36. Cerebrospinal fluid functions to ..... the brain.
37. Which of the following organisms have exoskeleton skeleton?
38. Gap between two myelinated regions of an axon, allowing for strengthening of the electrical signal as it propagates down the axon.
39. An example of a reflex is .....
40. At what stage of the action potential does potassium LEAVE the neuron and sodium ENTER the neuron?
41. The Autonomic Subsystem of the Peripheral Nervous System(PNS) is involved in which of the following actions?
42. System in which most neurons control voluntary movements
43. The signal the CNS sends out to activate certain parts of the body:
44. Stores painful memories
45. These conduct nerve impulses away from the cell body.
46. Pathway of a reflex to the spinal cord where an immediate response is sent
47. A tonic-clonic seizure is also called a petit mal seizure.
48. Define the autonomic nervous system
49. The portion of the brain responsible for emotions and alerting you that you are in danger.
50. Which of the following is NOT an example of an autonomic reflex?
51. The paired adrenal glands rest like hats on the superior poles of the kidneys.
52. The sense of taste uses .....
53. Which of these disorders occurs when there is a loss of blood flow, and in turn oxygen, to the brain?
54. Select the correct symptom of stroke
55. The type of neuron that receives stimuli from the skin
56. What part of the neuron sends signals to other cells?
57. What begins when a neuron is stimulated by another neuron or by a stimulus in the environment?
58. Where is the pyramidal cell found?
59. What is the main function of a nerve?
60. Controls involuntary actions like digestion and breathing
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