Nervous System Quiz 154 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the eye has photoreceptors called rods and cones that help us to detect colour and light intensity?
2. Mary is getting a pedicure. She is feeling tickles and even a sharp pain from the cuticle remover. Which lobe processes sensory information?
3. ..... is when your brain takes both views from your eyes and makes it into one.
4. The nose responds to molecules floating in the air with these
5. Which neurotransmitter deals with "flight or fight" activities?
6. The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS and connect to other body parts
7. Which part of the human eye acts like a camera lens, adjusting its shape to focus light onto the retina?
8. The correct statement about separate cells is
9. An injury to the spinal cord in the lower back could cause you to lose movement and feeling in your:
10. True or False:The pons passes signals
11. Which portion of the axon will develop sprouts to help reestablish the former neural connection?
12. What is the function of the hippocampus in the brain?
13. Antidepressants (SSRIs) work visa
14. The gap/junction between neurons is called the
15. Which type of neuron would be connected to photoreceptors in your eye?
16. Parts of brain that controls our body balance and coordination is .....
17. What does the myelin sheath look like?
18. This is the division of the brain that has 4 parts and connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord.
19. Neurons that have only one process extending from the cell body are known as?
20. What does the sclera do?
21. This nerve moves the tongue
22. The part of the neuron that sends the stimulus to the next neuron is the
23. A bundle of nerve cells.
24. What is the function of the midbrain?
25. Sensory nerves send signals from ..... to .....
26. The nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord, make up the .....
27. The PNS is made up of:
28. A circular structure behind the pupil that helps you to focus on objects?
29. What system transports blood and key materials to cells in the body?
30. Which feature separates the frontal and parietal lobes?
31. The temporal lobe controls
32. Has many processes arising from the cell body, one is an axon the rest are dendrites
33. Eyes have ..... receptors.
34. Protective layer covering the brain; has 3 layers
35. What is Synaptogenesis?
36. Nerves are made up of nerve cells called:
37. Where does the spinal cord begin
38. A signal from another axon would enter a different axon where?
39. Reversal of charges from negative to positive aka a nerve impulse
40. You are able to learn, understand and remember the knowledge of body systems The above statements refers to the function of
41. Pupil reflex is controlled by the
42. Which part of the brain is also called the "inner brain" ?
43. What are considered special senses?
44. Neurons that conduct impulses from the CNS to muscles or glands are
45. Damage to the Hypothalamus causes constant hunger
46. Neuroglia that produce myelin on axons in the brain and spinal cord are
47. Which part of the brain is responsible for thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and senses?
48. Which division of the PNS conveys impulses TO the CNS from the sensory receptors?
49. Hematoxylin stains which part of the cell organelles?
50. What is the role of microglia cells?
51. Myelinated neurons experience
52. Multiple Sclerosis (Rich's research topic) is caused when there is a problem with the nerve cell's .....
53. Which CN (cranial nerve) helps with chewing food?
54. On the cerebral cortex, the ridges that result from an embryological increase in surface area and folding of the cortex:
55. Photoreceptors are located in or on
56. Major pathways of the peripheral nervous system that lead to the skin and skeletal muscles
57. Axon fibers are insulated by a ....., which increase the rate of neural impulse transmission.
58. Salivary glands are innervated by .....
59. Axons are also called as .....
60. Which pathogen would be more severe if it causes meningitis?