Nervous System Quiz 204 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the clear front surface of the eyeball called?
2. Which type of neurons carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles or organs?
3. The human nervous system is capable of a wide range of functions. what is the basic unit of the nervous system?
4. This neurotransmitter is associated with sleepiness and a general calmness?
5. ..... is the return of polarity from positive back to negative (the RMP).
6. Interneurons are responsible for which of the following?
7. What is the resting potential of a neuron
8. Conditioned reflexes involve
9. The ..... makes up the inner lining of the eyelids.
10. Cells that are associated with the functions of the nervous system.
11. Cataracts result from changes in the:
12. The most important function of skin is:
13. What is a muscle or gland?
14. Which of these structures is NOT part of the forebrain?
15. Small cells that engulf and destroy microbes and cellular debris in the CNS providing an immune response.
16. Which organ among them is included in Autonomic nervous system?
17. The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the body during rest and digest.
18. The elevated ridges on the surface of the cerebral cortex are known as ..... while the shallow grooves are termed .....
19. Which of these terms applies to paralysis of all four limbs?
20. Which type of neuron is a connecting neuron?
21. What is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia?
22. The ..... nervous system includes sensory and motor neurons.
23. Hit the ORANGE button the instant you hear the sound
24. Your ears received harsh waves from the external environment and transmitted signals to the brain. Which body system does this process describe?
25. The brain and spinal cord are parts of the peripheral nervous system
26. Neurons that send information from the ENVIRONMENT to the brain
27. Up to how long can information be held in the working memory without being repeated?
28. Regulates body movement & sleep, as well as facial expressions.
29. What can the cerebral cortex be divided into?
30. What is the other name of cell body
31. Photoreceptors that detect the level of light but not the color
32. Select the channels that are found only in the dendrite
33. Tough, outer layer of the meninges.
34. The nervous system uses ..... to monitor changes inside and outside the body
35. This portion of a neuron will receive nerve impulses from other cells and carry them to the cell body.
36. This side of the brain controls the right side of the body, spoken and written language, numerical and scientific skills and reasoning
37. True or False:Headaches can be caused by overactivity.
38. TOM/O means splitting
39. Which part of the brain controls the conscious mind?
40. Light waves are what type of stimuli?
41. Cells in the retina capable of phototransduction when stimulated by light rays
42. Conduction pathway composed of white matter in the CNS
43. Dynamic equilibrium (balance) receptors are located in the
44. Neurons that bring information into the CNS are:
45. The ..... hemisphere of the brain is considered the academic and logical side.
46. When an impulse leaves a neuronal pool to stimulate several others it is known as
47. This portion of the brain is responsible for hunger, thirst, blood pressure and body temperature.
48. These types of nerves cells are non conducting and are involved in structural support and metabolism.
49. The path of a message to the nerve cell is
50. What is the first part of the eye that light hits?
51. Dendrites conduct impulses:
52. Emergency condition in which the retina separates from the layer of blood vessels that supports it
53. The immediate action brought about in the body by a stimulus is:
54. Which is the unique cell organalle of nerve cell?
55. Something in the environment that an organism can notice and react to.
56. The division of the nervous system that is generally self-regulating is called the ..... nervous system.
57. The following are effects of adrenaline on the body EXCEPT (choose the INCORRECT one)
58. Which human body system is responsible for detecting, processing, and responding to stimuli?
59. A man is suffering from abnormally low body temperature, loss of appetite and extreme thirst. His brain scan is liable to show tumour in .....
60. The parasympathetic nervous system mainly releases the neurotransmitter ..... as opposed to nor-epinephrine.