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Nervous System Quiz 157 (60 MCQs)

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1. A disturbance of the electrical activity of the brain:
2. Paralysis of a single limb
3. Functional division of the nervous system that is concerned with conscious perception, voluntary movement, and skeletal muscle reflexes.
4. ..... is a long cell fiber in the nervous system that transfers messages (labeled #4).
5. The central nervous system is 42cm long and weighs 35g
6. The 3 components of the brainstem are:
7. Sensory neuron is responsible for carrying messages from sense organs to brain and spinal cord.
8. ..... is the largest organ of the body.
9. Your cardiovascular system, or the circulatory system, consists of your heart, blood vessels, and .....
10. The Somatic Nervous System (SNS) corresponds to which of the following?
11. The immovable end of the muscle
12. Which of the following is not a reflex action?
13. Motor Neurons carry messages from:
14. What is the bony structure that you feel at the back of your neck (backbone) which is part of the spinal cord and is gently curved like a double S when viewed at the side where its shape makes in an effectve shock absorb and protects the spinal cord from injury and, therefore, also protects its precious functions?
15. The motor division is further divided into the ..... nervous system and the ..... nervous system.
16. Which of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system
17. Long column of spinal tissue. Connects the brain to the rest of the body
18. Which part of the brain is in charge of balance?
19. Receives vibrations from the stapes and transforms them into nerve impulses and sent to the brain.
20. Type of nerve that carries messages from the brain to muscles, organs and glands
21. Conducts local electrical currents toward the cell body
22. What is the role of the sodium-potassium pump in a neuron's activity?
23. The approximate ratio of glial cells to neurons is
24. If a neuron is going to/coming from musculoskeletal structures, or the skin and fascia, they are considered somatic afferent or efferent neurons.
25. The brain is divided in ..... hemispheres.
26. The ..... connects the throat to the middle ear.
27. Neurons can be classified by their functional differences. What type of neurons transport information from the CNS to the rest of the body?
28. Cranial Nerve I is responsible for vision.
29. Gland that produces insulin as well as other chemicals needed for digestion
30. Participate with the blood vessel endothelium to form a permeability barrier called the blood-brain barrier, between the blood and nerve cells
31. What type of neuroglia helps anchor nerve cells in place?
32. Regulates unconscious, involuntary actions
33. Name the three parts of our nervous system
34. What controls balance and movement
35. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for processing visual information like color, light and movement?
36. Which of the following is not part of the Central Nervous Tissue support cells?
37. The largest portion of brain
38. What does the term epineurium mean?
39. The purpose of your immune system is to structurally support your body.
40. Cavities within the brain that produce and circulate CSF, lateral ventricle/third ventricle/fourth ventricle
41. Organ of the central nervous system found within the vertebral cavity and connected with the periphery through spinal nerves; mediates reflex behaviors.
42. What tis the function of a receptor cell?
43. The body has ..... of cells
44. What is the name of our sleep/wake cycle, which allows us to perform at our best level?
45. Innermost covering of the brain, delicate and vascular:
46. A loss of balance is called .....
47. The cerebrum is located below the cerebellum.true or false?
48. The substance that is released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called:
49. The cells that carry information through your nervous system are
50. Which structure in the brain is an important memory forming center?
51. Which part of brain is called centre of intelligence?
52. Peripheral Nervous System can be broken down into two sub-systems, what are they?
53. How an organism reacts to internal or external stimuli .....
54. These neurons are connecting neurons which relay impulses between neurons.
55. Cornea is abnormally curved, causes blurry vision because it is unable to focus.
56. Connects neuron to blood supply
57. What is the effector of the reflex of turning off the camera?
58. This part of a neuron holds the nucleus
59. Functional property of a neuron that enables it to respond to a stimulus and convert it into a nerve impulse
60. What causes mucus membranes lining the bronchial tubes to become inflamed.
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