Nervous System Quiz 162 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with voluntary activities?
2. Photoreceptors responsible for vision in low light
3. The main purpose of the ..... system is to break food particles into pieces that can be used.
4. After your nervous system analyzes a stimulus, it directs a .....
5. The nervous system controls all other body systems.
6. The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information as action potential to receiving neurons
7. The (a) part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting and digesting
8. T/f:recent studies disprove the common statement:coffee beans reset olfactory sensors.
9. Neural pathways that carry messages TO the brain
10. What does the abducens do?
11. What does farsighted mean?
12. The recation to a stimulus is called a .....
13. What is a phosphorylation cascade?
14. Where is the cerebrospinal fluid formed
15. The roof of the mid brain:
16. Which type of neuron structure has many processes and makes up 99% of neurons?
17. The central nervous system includes your:
18. Which part of the autonomic nervous system is known as "fight or flight" ?
19. Includes nerves extending from the brain and spinal cord.
20. The brain has deep grooves that separate the cerebrum into lobes:
21. Which of the following is not a type of sensory receptor?
22. The PNS is divided into 2 parts. Which part controls voluntary actions?
23. The olfactory tract carries impulses associated with .....
24. It is the organ system that controls all other organ systems
25. Which sense works together with our sense of smell?
26. Name the general Excititory neurotransmitter.
27. What is the somatic nervous system
28. What is receives the electrical impulse from another neuron?
29. Suffix that means turning
30. What is false about the 3rd category of cranial nerves?
31. The ..... controls all your body's actions and jobs.
32. Plays a major role in control of parasiticinfections and in hypersensitivity reactions.
33. What process allows the sending of an action potential?
34. The type of involuntary muscle that lines the heart is the ..... muscle.
35. Nociceptors are located in or on
36. Nerve cell process, the transmits impulses away from the cell body.
37. Which type of neuron responds to the information processed by the brain?
38. The ..... nervous system includes nerves that connect the central nervous system to all parts of the body.
39. Nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord
40. Transmit signals between the sensory and motor neurons
41. True/False:The two types of photoreceptors in the retina are rods and cones
42. The progressive impairment of intellectual function is called:
43. What is the name of the juction between two neurons
44. Touching a cat is controlled by the ..... ?
45. Rope-like tissue that connects bone to muscle
46. During a late-night study session, Benjamin, Ethan, and Scarlett heard a sudden loud noise outside their window. Their immediate "fight or flight" response is the role of the:
47. Excitable cells that conduct nerve impulses.
48. How many pairs of spinal nerves do humans have?
49. The ..... includes all the nerves spread throughout the body except those found in the brain and spinal cord.
50. Major connecting center between the brain an network of nerves and responsible for reflexes
51. A neuron has a large cell body that contains a ....., threadlike extensions called dendrites, and an axon.
52. Pumps oxygen-rich blood to the Aorta
53. Which of the following best describes actin filaments?
54. Main source of immune defense against invading microorganisms:
55. When Cl-goes into the cell, the cell will become more negative and is hyper polarized
56. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for memories, hearing, and language?
57. Choose the motor nerve
58. Help to move muscles as a response
59. When does the stimuli cause an action potential?
60. How does the sympathetic nervous system prepare the body for emergencies and stress?