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Nervous System Quiz 179 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which system functions in actions that no not require immediate response (think rest & digest ):
2. T/F:People can be awake during brain surgery.
3. FIGHT OR FLIGHT, EMERGENCY SYSTEM
4. Which of the following best describes the structure and function of the Peripheral nervous system?
5. Maintains body functions and restores the body to normal or relaxed mode
6. System responsible for our breathing and other vital functions
7. It is the set of organs that uses information from the senses to control all body systems
8. In the sarcoplasm, calcium ions act to .....
9. Where is the rabies virus shed?
10. After the neuron is depolarized and repolarized, the sodium-potassium pump restores the correct concentrations of those ions using energy in the form of
11. Information leaves the neuron through the .....
12. The nervous system is divided into two main parts:
13. Most seizures are of unknown origin (idiopathic)
14. What is the role of receptors in the nervous system?
15. Which of the following controls cardiac muscle?
16. Which of the following is a unit of speed?
17. How sensations are integrated in the cerebral cortex
18. The photoreceptors that responsible for giving us fine details and color vision in bright light are ..... ?
19. What happens to the pupil of the eye in the parasympathetic system?
20. Intracellular space is the space inside of the cell and extracellular space is outside of the cell.
21. Examples of Mechanoreceptors are .....
22. A clear flexible structure that makes an image on the eye's retina. The ..... is flexible so that it can change shape, focusing on objects that are close up and objects that are far away.
23. Where does light refract?
24. To surgically create an opening in the skull
25. Which of the following is NOT an autonomic reflex?
26. Responsible for stress and emergency responses, "fight or flight"
27. The neuron situated proximal to a synapse.
28. How many spinal nerves are there in the peripheral nervous system?
29. The ..... maintains involuntary body functions necessary for life like breathing, swallowing and heart rate.
30. What color do myelinated axons appear?
31. What is the largest and most advanced brain structure?
32. Which organ is the main controller of the nervous system?
33. The autonomic nervous system is a branch of your ..... nervous system.
34. Basic unit of the nervous system; another name for nerve cell.
35. The part of the neuron in the picture above that receives the impulse from the senses or another neuron is .....
36. The bundle of nerves running inside the spine
37. Which part of the nervous system is bypassed by the reflex arc to speed up the response?
38. Which protector of the NS involves layers of connective tissue that surround the organ?
39. Which of the following are characteristic of Wernicke's Aphasia?
40. The peripheral nervous system is the part of the nervous system that consists of all the nerves that branch out from the central nervous system to the muscles, skin, internal organs, and glands.
41. How can you improve your reaction time?
42. The basic unit of the nervous system that transmit messages (in the form of electrical signals or impulses) to and from the Central Nervous System (CNS).
43. ..... reflexes include the secretion of saliva, changes in the size of our pupils, and digestion involve the activities of smooth muscles.
44. What are the two types of muscles?
45. A typical action potential begins at the axon hillock with depolarization (T/F)?
46. Pain receptors that detect tissue injury or potential tissue injury.
47. The synapse is .....
48. Receptors that bind the neurotransmitter at the post-synaptic cell membrane are voltage-gated.
49. Which structure of a neuron's main function is to receive signals from other neurons? (General subject 57)
50. What is the name of the digestive juice produced by the mouth to begin breaking down food?
51. Which mixed nerve includes sensory nerves that lead to the eyes, scalp, forehead, teeth, and jaws, and motor nerves that lead to the jaw and mouth?
52. The ....., also known as the facial nerve, is the chief motor nerve of the face.
53. The link between the brain and Peripheral nervous system is the
54. Coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth, balanced muscular activity.
55. The nose and mouth have ..... receptors.
56. What does the myelination of neurons in the CNS?
57. A type of receptor that detects touch, pressure, sound or motion; located in the skin, muscles and inner ear.
58. Which of the following is not normally a part of cerebrospinal fluid?
59. The part of the skin that produces sweat is called .....
60. Synonym for nerve impulse
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