Nervous System Quiz 153 (60 MCQs)

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1. It controls balance and muscular coordination
2. Where all nerves are located outside of the central nervous system.
3. The brain receives information directly from the nose, mouth, ears, and .....
4. Reflex actions is controlled by
5. Carry information from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands.
6. ..... allow the flow of electrical or electrical impulses, or signals, to and from the brain.
7. Which type of neurons carry impulses AWAY from the brain and spinal cord?
8. What is the structure of a pain receptor?
9. Meninges, are separated by which fluid?
10. What is the role of the brain in the human nervous system?
11. ..... are cells that identify pathogens and activate other cells to help fight.
12. The neuron in its resting state has a ..... cell membrane
13. Incomplete dominance means that the traits are
14. Which of the following statements about cranial nerves is TRUE?
15. Visual information received by our eyes is processed in which lobe?
16. The CNS is surrounded and protected by all except:
17. The neuromuscular junction is the ..... between an axon terminal and a muscle fiber.
18. Cells that carry information throughout your nervous system.
19. Interneurons are part of the ..... nervous system.
20. What is the central nervous system?
21. A nerve that takes information away from the CNS is functionally classified as
22. This part of the nervous system connects the CNS with the rest of the body.
23. This sense take visual information to the brain?
24. CSF is produced by cells of the
25. Which of the following is NOT true about multiple sclerosis (MS)?
26. The brain stem includes all of the following except the .....
27. Speech and sensations (pain, touch) are controlled by the ..... lobe of the cerebrum.
28. Which of the following is NOT true about personality?
29. A person is sees a yard stick falling and catches it. Catching the stick is a response that is .....
30. The Central Nervous System regulates
31. Intercellular communication in multicellular organisms occur through
32. How many types of muscles do we have?
33. The generic name for Cymbaltatextregistered is:
34. Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
35. The part of the eye that sees black, white, and gray and is for night vision.
36. The thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus collectively constitute the .....
37. Active digestion
38. Which behavior is a function of the nervous system under the power of the mind?
39. Superior posterior region of the cerebrum processes sensory information from the body like touch, pressure, and pain:
40. The full form of CNS is
41. Which part of the brain acts as a "relay station" receiving most incoming sensory information and transmitting that information to the appropriate primary motor area in the brain?
42. The neurotransmitter norepinephrine stimulates fight or flight reactions in what system?
43. Black circle, allows light to enter the eye
44. Carry impulses from the sense organs to the spinal cord and brain.
45. What does a ligand-gated channel require in order to open?
46. This part of the brain is where new memories are formed.
47. The part of the brain responsible for heart beat is .....
48. Encephalo means:
49. Portion of the neuron increases the speed of the impulses transmission.
50. As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is:
51. The brain carries out all mental functions.
52. In neurons, that portion of the cell that contains the nucleus; the cell body, as opposed to the cell processes (axons and dendrites).
53. A bundle of neurons forms a .....
54. The nervous system is structurally subdivided into two systems: ..... nervous system and ..... nervous system
55. Which group of animals has a series of paired dorsal spinal nerves containing somatic sensory, visceral sensory and visceral motor nerve fibers?
56. Which statement is correct?
57. Part of the Nervous System that is activated when you feel excited, embarrassed, or are engaged in exercise.
58. A girl pinches her fingers between 2 desks. She pulls her fingers away quickly. The response in the scenario is .....
59. A synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle cell is called .....
60. What is the primary function of the structure located at the lower part of the back of the brain, known as the cerebellum?