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Nervous System Quiz 170 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for language comprehension, auditory processing (hearing) and memory?
2. In a resting neuron, the axon membrane is .....
3. All of the following are parts of the brain stem except .....
4. Point of contact; to join
5. Tube in spinal cord that is continuous with brain ventricles and contains cerebrospinal fluid
6. Cranial and spinal nerves are part of the ..... nervous system
7. Which of the following nervous system responses is faster?
8. Rods and cones are examples of .....
9. The division of the autonomic nervous system that acts in times of emergency is the?
10. A network of branches coming from individual nerve cells. They RECEIVE impulses.
11. SOMETIMES YOU GET HUNGRY YOU GET
12. Neuroglia that help remove bacteria and debris from the CNS are called
13. This structure is the rounded bulge on underside of brainstem and responsible for respiration is called .....
14. The parasympathetic division of our nervous system regulates
15. The ..... is the area for hearing.
16. The region of the brain that makes up the majority of the mass of the brain is the
17. What is the muscle of your upper arm called?
18. Glial cells do not carry impulses, but they protect and support neurons.
19. Which one of these is not a type of neuron
20. In a synapse, what passes between the end of one neuron and the start of the next?
21. This term refers to signals from sensory neurons in walls of internal organs.
22. Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way is called a(n)
23. Which term refers to the "hopping" of the nerve impulse across the Schwann cells?
24. What does the lens do?
25. The phrase, "Helps you clot, that way you won't bleed a lot" refers to this vitamin
26. The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron is called the:
27. What type of neurons are in the white matter of the spinal cord?
28. Which organelle is known as the 'powerhouse' of the cell?
29. The cause of Multiple Sclerosis is still unknown (T/F)?
30. That was a lot of information! I have one last question for you:What do we find in the dorsal root ganglion?
31. Which body system is the following statement true for? "It controls the body using a slower, longer-lasting method."
32. Anything that causes a living organism to do something
33. Disease that is characterized by a droopy eyelid
34. It regulates the breathing and is also responsible for (REM) RAPID EYE MOVEMENT, stage in sleep that is associated with dreaming
35. We have ..... eyes present in the eye sockets of our skull.
36. What are the nerves (neurons)?
37. If someone has problems with balance and estimating distances, what areas should be checked?
38. What is the function of "afferent/sensory neurons" ?
39. Controls the shape of the lens.
40. Which of the following receptors senses chemicals?
41. When at rest, the charge inside the neuron is ..... and the charge outside the cell is .....
42. Air that is inhaled through the nose passes through the trachea before reaching the lungs. Then, the oxygen from air is dissolved into the blood and transported to all the parts of the body.Which two systems of the body are included in this process?
43. Motor neurons send information .....
44. The gaps in the myelin sheath along the length of an axon are called:
45. Define stimulus.
46. What is epilepsy?
47. What is threshold?
48. The term quadriplegia means paralysis of .....
49. Composed of primarily of the thalamus and hypothalamus, regulates vitals
50. If the liver is not functioning properly, what would most likely be the result?
51. The brainstem is the portion of the brain that connects the brain with your spinal cord. It controls your .....
52. The ..... is in charge of involuntary muscles movement such as breathing, your heart beat and your reflexes.
53. A bundles of neurons
54. What is 1 main function of the CNS.
55. What is the white outer layer of the eye called?
56. The cerebrum deals with planning, recalling information, and decision making.
57. Branch-like processes that pick up messages from other cells
58. Which abbreviation refers to the fluid found in the ventricles and within the meninges of the brain and spinal cord?
59. Ears can be best described as
60. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for sending signals from the eyes to the brain?
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