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Nervous System Quiz 166 (60 MCQs)

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1. A nerve cell that carries information back and forth from the enviornment and the central nervous system is a ..... ?
2. Receives information from the environment and coordinates a response is a:
3. Norepinephrine and epinephrine
4. A bruiselike injury to the brain
5. There are sensory neurons that conduct impulses from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. There are motor neurons that conduct impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands. What kind of neurons are found between sensory and motor neurons?
6. Ben was enjoying a walk in the woods on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. As he went around a curve, he noticed a bear walking towards him. Immediately his pupils dilated, he began to perspire, and his heart accelerated. These changes are most closely related to the function of the:
7. Neural transmission across a synaptic cleft is accomplished by:
8. This is the shallow groove that separates the frontal and parietal lobe of the cerebrum.
9. It is a neural pathway that control a reflex
10. Actions that we can control are .....
11. Where is the brainstem located in relation to the cerebellum?
12. Which type of receptors are associated with body surface senses such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain?
13. Which event in nerve impulse is when potassium rushes out of neruon after sodium rushes in; restates original configuration
14. Fatty layer that insulates and covore the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
15. What is the name of the cell which matches this description?-Involved in the immune response, serving to protect it against injury and disease.
16. The ..... is referred to as the communication centre of the brain.
17. Thinking, learning, speaking
18. Which of the following is a correct representation of the stimulus-response model?
19. What controls balance?
20. Which of these animals would have the smallest surface area to volume ratio?
21. The ion gradient across a resting neuron membrane is established because the cells membrane is more permeable to which ion
22. Supporting cells of nervous tissue, also called neuroglia.
23. Division of the ANS that generally prepares the body for increased energy expenditure.
24. The lobe responsible for making plans and evaluating consequences is the .....
25. The nervous system is a set of?
26. ..... pass signals from the brain to the muscles
27. What produces myelin?
28. Which of these nerves is only sensory?
29. The meningeal membrane protecting the spinal cord that is next to the vertebral column is the
30. Muscles are attached to the skeletal system to
31. Somatic nervous system is voluntary
32. Slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body
33. The three general functions of the nervous system are:
34. Most sounds are caused by the ..... of air particles.
35. The ..... system is a system dealing with actions you do not control.
36. ( ) are muscles that control movements inside your body.
37. Nerve cells that transmit information from your environment to your brain
38. The minimum amount of stimulation needed to induce an impulse in a nerve cell is called the .....
39. Which of the following includes the brain and spinal cord?
40. Which part of the brain attaches to the spinal cord and includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata?
41. Becoming paralyzed as a result of a fall damages what nervous system?
42. Where does digestion begin?
43. After the brain has interpreted the message sent by the sensory nerves, the brain will create a command or instruction. This command will be sent to the muscles or glands via the .....
44. If you have an accident and damage part of your brain, it's possible to lose certain abilities but maintain others.
45. The largest and most complicated region of the brain, including the thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, and cerebrum.
46. Regulates our body's automatic, functions, such as breathing, heartbeat, and digestion.
47. What major component of the human nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
48. Which is a description of the peripheral nervous system?
49. Most people don't make equal use of both eyes. They depend more heavily on one eye. This eye is the
50. Nodes of Ranvier (gaps between myelin on an axon) ..... saltatory conduction of action potentials
51. The brain has two hemispheres and is connected by the corpus callosum.
52. Which of the following is a stimulus?
53. What is the final component of a reflex arc?
54. The process by which neighbouring neurons communicate with each other
55. What part of the PNS is made up of nerves that are conneceted to skeletal muscles?
56. Which one occurs first during an action potential:Na channels opening or K channels opening?
57. The functional unit in the nervous system is
58. Which partt of the brain is responsible for sensation, thought, movement, awareness, and memory?
59. The brain recieves and sends messages through .....
60. What does the cranium protect?
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