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Nervous System Quiz 190 (60 MCQs)

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1. The proper name for brain chemicals
2. NAME THE ORGAN SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS ALL THE BODY FUNCTIONS
3. Thick cord of nerve tissue protected by the vertebrae and links the brain to most of the nerves in the body
4. What does our cranium do?
5. The trochlear nerve does eye movement ONLY, so is this cranial nerve sensory, motor, or both?
6. If an axon is injured, which part of the neuron will break down?
7. Cholinergic receptors sensitive to tobacco-derived alkaloid
8. The extensions of a neuron that receive electrochemical signals are called
9. End of the axon, where there are usually several branches extending toward the target cell.
10. Part of brain that helps you keep your balance.
11. Numbed by the dentist when you're getting a cavity filled in the lower jaw
12. There is one pair of ..... nerves.
13. Neurons that are in the peripheral nervous system and tells the body how to respond.
14. What do we call the state of neurons when it is not firing a neural impulse?
15. Nerves are made up of
16. Made of all the nerves outside of the central nervous system (not the brain and spinal cord)
17. Electrical synapses involve coupling of neurons by
18. Our Somatic Nervous System regulates which type of movements?
19. What is the correct order of biological organization from most simple to most complex?
20. On a graph, the dependent variable should be placed on which axis?
21. Nerves in your legs are called
22. The structure between the brain and body that contains motor and sensory nerve fibers:
23. Portion of the nervous system under voluntary control
24. Weight of adult brain(approximate)
25. What statement about conjunctivitis is false?
26. Another name for the nervous system is:
27. Inside of a single neuron, the impulse that is carried through it will be .....
28. The change in membrane potential from-70 mV to-55 mV is called
29. External covering of the Schwann cell, outside the myelin sheath.
30. The organs of the nervous system are primarily made up of ..... tissue
31. The structure residing deep inside of the brain that contains the thalamus and hypothalamus is the:
32. This is responsible for the voluntary, or conscious, activities of the body.
33. The Medulla oblongata, midbrain, and pons, are parts of the .....
34. Allows an impulse to travel in only One Direction.
35. Which of the following is not a symptoms seen when the sympathetic nervous system is turned on:
36. Muscle contraction is an example of:
37. Which region of the brain consists of the thalamus, subthalamus, epithalamus, and hypothalamus
38. Nerves responsible for controlling movement and carrying out the response to the stimulus
39. Autonomic nerve fiber on the distal side of a ganglion
40. The key function of the autonomic NS is to regulate activities within the body that happen without you realising it. which is not one of these activities?
41. What does the parasympathetic division not regulate?
42. The network of nerves that spread through the body and send messages between the sensory organs, central nervous system and the muscles and glands
43. An involuntary response to something, which happens quickly.
44. The tissue of the brain and spinal cord consisting of myelin-covered axons
45. A nerve cell is also called a neuron.
46. Signal amplification is most often achieved by
47. Rods on your retina help you see
48. Divisions of the nervous system
49. Neurons that are in the brain only are called .....
50. Which structure helps protects the brain against jolts?
51. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for language comprehension?
52. Which of the following is a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings?
53. Bone tissue is also known as osseous tissue.
54. Thinking, problem solving, and learning happen here.
55. Which of the following is NOT part of the diencephalon?
56. Which of the following processes is governed by the autonomic nervous system?
57. Relatively short chains of amino acids that serve as neurotransmitters
58. The utricle and sccule are located next to the malleus, incus, and stapes in the middle ear.
59. Which of the following is true of nerves?
60. Which of the following animals has the most complex sensory system?
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