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Nervous System Quiz 177 (60 MCQs)

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1. The tree-like white matter of the cerebellum is called the:
2. Where is the temporal lobe located in the brain?
3. What does the cerebellum do?
4. Organs of taste are ..... and receptors of smell are .....
5. Branches at the end of an axon that contain vesicles of neurotransmitters
6. This attaches bone to bone
7. What does the skull protect?
8. What is the central nervous system in charge of?
9. Nerve endings in the skin of your finger sense the heat from a burning candle. The message of heat travels along the sensory nerves from the fingers to the spinal cord. A nerve transfers the message to the motor nerves. This makes the arm move away from the burning candle.
10. What are the different types of nerve cells and their functions?
11. The difference in voltage measured across a cell membrane under steady-state conditions, typically-70 mV is called Resting Membrane Potential (T/F)?
12. Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
13. Division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body so that digestion can occur and energy can be put into storage:
14. During the resting state, where is there a greater concentration of potassium ions?
15. Inflammation of the cerebrum
16. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles
17. Cranial nerve VIII, carries information about sound and balance from the inner ear to the brain:
18. Which is an example of how the peripheral nervous system helps the body maintain its internal environment?
19. What type of cell is found in the PNS that regulates and stabilizes the cells environment?
20. What behavior is observed if the voltage across a neuronal membrane is set to-20 mV?
21. In which lobe of the brain is Wernicke's area located?
22. Arteries don't carry blood away from your heart.
23. The myelin sheath of a neuron is made up of .....
24. Which system functions to initiate the rest and digest response?
25. The frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex is associated with:
26. Which of the following is the single longest nerve in the body?
27. Transparent jelly like tissue that fills the eyeball behind the lens.
28. Carry response messages from the brain back to the body to produce a reaction. (muscle movement, glands)
29. A reaction to a change in the environment
30. The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are housed in the
31. Mr. Warren has spinal cord damage that prevents nerve impulses from being carried from the CNS to muscles or glands. What specific type of neuron has been damaged?
32. Some neurons have a covering composed of a whitish, fatty material called
33. The thin outer layer of the cerebrum that is composed of gray matter is called the
34. Your inner ear allows you to hear and controls your ..... ?
35. Damage of ..... causes death.
36. What is a stimuli?
37. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying behind the forehead involved in planning & judgment.
38. The part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons is called
39. These are the supporting cells in the nervous tissue
40. The cardiac muscle is
41. The diagram shows a section through the spinal cord and the neurones involved in a reflex action of a hand.A student has been injured in an accident.When a sharp point is stuck into one of his fingers, no reflex occurs. However, he can move his fingers when asked to do so.Where has his nervous system been damaged?
42. The organ of static equilibrium
43. The message carried by neurons is called a what?
44. A neuron that connects the ear to the central nervous system is called
45. A positive change in the membrane potential is called .....
46. The nervous system that we have control over is the somatic nervous system.
47. The right hemisphere controls the right side of your body.
48. The three main parts of the ear include in the outer, middle, and inner ear.
49. Which part of the brain controls muscle coordination and body position?
50. Which of the following does not act as a neurotransmitter
51. These lobes of the cerebrum are found on the sides of the brain.
52. A portion of the diencephalon that regulates metabolism, heart rate, and blood pressure.
53. An earthworm has both male and female organs. It is known as a .....
54. What are chemical messengers that transmit signals across synapses?
55. ..... is an excitatory neurotransmitter whereas ..... in an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
56. Which type of CNS neuroglial cells support and brace neurons and connect them to their nutrient/blood supply?
57. Studying is best done .....
58. The brain and spinal cord make up which of the following nervous systems?
59. ..... are the chemical signals running a relay across synapses.
60. Which of the following portions of the brain coordinates skeletal muscle and maintains equilibrium?
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