Nervous System Quiz 17 (25 MCQs)

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1. Anything that causes your brain to react is called an _____

2. Which structure is made of white matter?

3. What is the pH of a base?

4. The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.

5. If I step on a nail _____ what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?

6. True or False:The cerebellum helps us keep our balance.

7. The maintenance of an organism's internal environment is called:Body in Balance

8. Connected to spinal cord, this controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure & digestion.

9. The motor/efferent division of the nervous system carries impulses from the CNS to

10. In the line "Palms are sweaty, mom's spaghetti, " what part of the nervous system does that deal with?

11. Small part of the brain that controls muscle movements, balance and coordination.

12. The _____ is the body's main information center where information is received and processed.

13. The term for a signal or message conducted by a neuron is a(n):

14. Neurons that travel toward the central nervous system are called

15. The _____ nervous system includes all the nerves outside the central nervous system

16. What two things are found in the central nervous system?

17. The three main parts of the brain are _____, _____, and _____

18. The brain and spinal cord are made up of cells called neurons. The stem "neur- "means _____

19. Cardiac muscle makes up the heart which pumps blood throughout the body therefore the stem "cardi- "means _____

20. The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:

21. A subsystem of the peripheral nervous system

22. Stimulus $\rightarrow$? $\rightarrow$ brain $\rightarrow$ effector $\rightarrow$ responseComplete the impulse pathway

23. At what stage does Potassium end outside the neuron, and Sodium ends inside the neuron?

24. What controls the nervous system and all decision-making?

25. The stage of Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome in which an organism initially responds to a stressor is called