Nervous System Quiz 183 (60 MCQs)

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1. Mechanoreceptors are located in or on
2. Membrane channel that uses ATP to actively transport Na+ and K+ ions to the original ionic state of the resting potential
3. Why is the overall charge of the cytosol negative in a resting neuron?
4. The opposing effects of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervoussystems help the body maintain .....
5. The signal sent through neurons
6. Depolarization is caused by
7. Warm Blooded means animals are .....
8. Which division of the autonomic nervous system functions under normal conditions, maintains necessary body functions, and conserves energy?
9. A group of tissues together creates
10. What are the branches of the autonomic nervous system?
11. The central sulcus seperates the
12. A chemical found in the synaptic vesicles which, when released, has an effect on the next cell is called a .....
13. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the association areas of the cortex?
14. K+ ions diffuse out to restore the negative charge on the inside of the membrane, an event known as
15. ..... are the main CELLS of the nervous system that send signals within the brain and between the brain and body.
16. A key exicitory neurotransmitter that mediates our perception of pain
17. When sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the three
18. An analyzer is called:
19. Which of the following is the main function of the nervous system?
20. What does the cerebral cortex consist of?
21. This neuron is only found in the CNS
22. The correct conduction pathway of a nerve impulse is .....
23. The part of the neuron that interprets a message and decides what do to with it is called the .....
24. Sensations such as pain, pressure, touch, hot and cold
25. The connecting piece for the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere is called the .....
26. The ..... coordinates muscles and helps keep your balance.
27. PRessure receptors are involved in the olfactory sense.
28. A nerve impulse is a signal that is transmitted along the membrane of the neuron
29. Nerve cells that cause muscles to move are .....
30. Action potentials
31. It refers to the different species ina particular place or over the Earth
32. When an neuron receives a sufficiently strong stimulus, what happens first?
33. Sodium goes ..... the cell whereas Potassium goes ..... the cell
34. A patient is seen by their doctor for headache, fever, fatigue days after getting bit by a mosquito. What does the doctor suspect they have?
35. Choose which of the following nerves are of the 1st category of cranial nerves. [1st category are in series with the dorsal spinal nerves and join the brainstem at a lateral level]
36. How many coordination are there?
37. This part of your brain controls your heart beat and how you digest food.
38. Which is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
39. Exercise can benefit which of the following body systems? (Select the BEST answer)
40. It regulates voluntary activities such as muscular movement. It also controls reflexes, such as pulling your hand away from the hot surface of a stove.
41. Called the "rest and digest" system.
42. This division of the peripheral nervous system contains receptors and nerve fibers that carry information from the body to the CNS
43. What is hearing the transmission of?
44. Potassium ions are more permeable than sodium ions, which makes them a major contributor to membrane polarization.
45. Response to external stimuli such as extreme heat
46. Handles memory, cognition, and mood regulation
47. Where does the transduction process take place?
48. Gaps in the myelin sheath are called this.
49. The somatic nervous system is involuntary.
50. The Nervous System is like a telegraph line because it
51. What is definition of Autonomic?
52. Food leaves the stomach to enter the small intestine through the .....
53. What is the function of the limbic system?
54. What cerebrum hemisphere lobe is concerned with hearing and smell?
55. The main inner ear structure that enables one to hear is called the:
56. It helps keep you balanced.
57. Involuntary actions are done by us
58. Part of the brain that controls the senses
59. What controls urges like hunger and thirst?
60. The chemical messengers in a synapse.