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Nervous System Quiz 18 (60 MCQs)

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1. A stimulus is a change that occurs in the environment that affects some aspects of an organism-such as hearing something, seeing something, a change in temperature, etc?
2. Which organ system includes the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves?
3. The parts of the body that carry out the responses are called:
4. Small phagocytic cells that eat damaged cells
5. This part of the brain contains the info that makes us who we are:intelligence, personality, emotion, speech, and ability to feel and and move
6. What is the percentage of brain weight in total body weight?
7. Tim was playing football and took a hit to the head. During evaluation, he notices he cannot see out of his left eye. Which nerve has been damaged?
8. A nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs is:
9. How many segments does the spinal cord consist of?
10. Responds to information received from the outside environment and inside your body. For example, touching a hot stove is a stimulus.
11. Autonomic nervous system, flight or fight
12. Which neurotransmitter is released by the parasympathetic nervous system?
13. The lobe colored blue
14. Thinking takes place in the
15. Which of the following options IS NOT one of the effects of the sympathetic response?
16. The brain contains more than ..... neurons.
17. The lobe in charge of hearing
18. Can hyperpolarize the postsynaptic neuron so it can't send on the action potential, and thus the message is not passed on.
19. Which part of the nervous system controls digestion and your heartbeat?
20. Intelligence is the function of the ..... cerebrum.
21. How many movable joints do we have.
22. A clear fluid that helps the cornea keep its rounded shape, found in the anterior chamber
23. We do not feel any pain while cutting our hair and nails as there are no ..... present in them.
24. This lobe is in charge of making decisions
25. There are two types of synapses, based on mode of communication. What are they?
26. Axon Terminal is number .....
27. This cranial nerve controls the heart and digestive tract
28. Which pairing is NOT correct?
29. Heart palpitation
30. We only use about 10% of our brain.
31. Different sections of the brain are responsible for different functions/jobs.
32. Instructions from the spinal cord to the muscles in the human leg are transmitted through structures known as:
33. The cerebrum is divided into right and left
34. Which Cranial Nerve is called the Oculomotor Nerve?
35. Cells in the retina of the eye that detect light are examples of:
36. This neurotransmitter plays a role in motivation, mood, attention, memory, and movement, and provides feelings of reward
37. Autonomic neurons that conducts nerve impulses between the spinal cord and a ganglion.
38. What part of the brain controls involuntary muscles like reflexes?
39. Why is-55 mV a significant number?
40. The grooves on the surface of the brain are called?
41. Mark the following statement if it is part of the PNS or CNS.connects all areas of your body to the brain and spinal cord
42. Targets of the autonomic nervous system include all of the following except
43. A bundle of axons supported by connective tissue is called a .....
44. Possesses the Somatosensory Cortex
45. The ..... controls all the other organs, and processes all the information.
46. Lobe responsible for sensory information such as touch
47. The parts of the nervous system are:
48. Cell bodies make up this part of the brain and spinal cord
49. There are a total of ..... pairs of spinal nerves.
50. THIS MUSCLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIVATING THE KNEE IN DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS SUCH AS RUNNING OR JUMPING
51. What types of cells tell the brain what it is experiencing?
52. It is the part of the brain that controls the heartbeat.
53. The spinal cord is about ..... cm long, and extends from the ..... of the brain down through the vertebrae of the spinal column
54. Clear liquid that helps cushion brain & spinal cord
55. Nichada was involved in a car accident causing temporary amnesia. amnesia symptoms Nichada's disease probably came from an injury to a part of the brain.
56. TRUE or FALSE The Nervous System receives information from the environment and from inside the body. It interprets this information and instructs the body to respond to it.
57. Which lobe is responsible for hearing.
58. A Neurologist is the specialist in the study of .....
59. Dementia will affect which function?
60. The afferent division of the PNS is involved with .....
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