Nervous System Quiz 167 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which layer of the skin does NOT contain blood vessels?
2. What is the main role of the nervous system?
3. Which receptors detect heavy pressure?
4. The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.
5. Responsible for visual processing
6. This is a part of the limbic system and is involved in emotions and fear:
7. The ..... divides into two main sections or branches from the Trachea.
8. Type of neurotransmitter-short strands of amino acids
9. Sounds waves enter your outer ear and travel through
10. This part of the nervous system controls the voluntary movements.
11. Each nerve is made up of many cells called
12. Carries impulses from the brain towards the muscles and glads
13. Responsible for hearing, smelling, learning, memory:
14. Type of surgeon that operates on the brain is a
15. Which ossicle gets it vibrations directly from the Tympanic Membrane?
16. T/F:There are millions of neurons in the human body.
17. The vital centers are located in the
18. How many years has Mrs. Stevenson taught at Shepherd?
19. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Lepsy [ LEPSY ]?
20. Nerve fibers that carry information into and out of the brain stem
21. Opening in the iris
22. Biggest part of the brain that is responsible for all the thinking that you do, for example you are answering a question or following steps in activity.
23. Blood leaves the brain via the .....
24. Neurorrhaphy means
25. 3 layers of membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.
26. Which is not one of the two classifications of neural cells?
27. The largest section of the brain is the cerebrum:
28. What are surrounded by capillaries that exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide?
29. What kind of neuron is responsible for sensing?
30. Someone with a spinal cord injury might experience:
31. Polio and rabies viruses invade
32. Your brain and spinal cord are part of the
33. The "grooves", or valleys, on the surface of the brain are called .....
34. What are the two color regions of nerve tissue?
35. What allows our nervous system interact with and react to our environment?
36. Use of cerebro-spinal fluid
37. This type of muscle tissue moves food through the digestive track
38. What part of the brain controls breathing, heart rate/ heart beat, and temperature?
39. Which is another part of nervous system?
40. The brain stem is composed of .....
41. What composes the central nervous system?
42. This is a progressive, painless loss of vision due to the clouding of the lens of the eye.
43. In the central nervous system, myelin is make by
44. Part of the eye that changes size to allow the proper amount of light to enter the eye
45. What is the pinna also known as?
46. What is the name of the organ that connects the brain to the nerves all over the body?
47. Liquid surrounding the lens; anterior part of the eye
48. Nucleus and metabolic center of the cell
49. What is the function of the channels that open in the next neuron?
50. This portion of the nervous system controls motor movements
51. What separates your nasal cavities?
52. Which of the following organisms have endoskeleton skeleton?
53. Which order do impulses travel in
54. What do the skull and the vertebrae of the spine have in common?
55. Identify the stimulus ..... "A loud noise causes you to cover your ears"
56. Of the following muscle types, which is the only one subject to conscious control?
57. What is the name of the cells that carry information in the nervous system?
58. The light sensitive area in the back of the eye
59. What disorder is characterized by frequent seizures?
60. The spinal cord is protected by the ..... ?