Nervous System Quiz 208 (60 MCQs)

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1. Seizure, convulsion
2. What does letter E represent?
3. Which part of the eye is where images are converted to nerve impulses?
4. Reflex arc is an involuntary response.
5. Membrane potential is
6. ..... receptors detect/are activated by chemicals (like in food).
7. Which system does the nervous system work with to perform its functions?
8. ..... prevents dust from getting into our eyes.
9. This region of the brain is superior to the temporal lobe and plays a role in language processing.
10. Which of the following does not effect the eyes
11. Which of the following is a nerve fiber that receives and transmits nerve impulses?
12. Indicate which part of the hearing organ perceives the position of the body in space:
13. How do visceral nociceptors differ from surface nociceptors?
14. Involved in emotions such as anxiety and fear.
15. Associated with processing tactile information like pain, pressure, and touch (somatosensory cortex).
16. Which of the following is not a Phagocytes
17. Engage in complex mental processes
18. Goes numb when the dentist gives you novocaine
19. The organ that sends and receives messages to and from the body
20. Salivary glands, taste
21. Which of the following is not one of the four lobes of a human's cerebral hemisphere?
22. The place of contact of neurons is called:
23. Injuries in the nervous system will not affect the muscle functions of the body.
24. The anterior (ventral) horn of the spinal cord contains the cell bodies of
25. Node of Ranvier is found in
26. What two systems work together when the cerebrum signals the bladder to release liquid waste?
27. Speeds up heart rate
28. What is the name of the Neuron that is also described as the Integration Center in the Reflex Arc?
29. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response in emergency situations?
30. Neurons are cells of the nervous system that receive and transmit signals. Which part of a neuron contains the nucleus and other organelles?
31. Name the followinga) The cell body of the neuron
32. The Nervous System can be divided into
33. The eyes are the organ of
34. Implicated in the experience of negative emotions such as fear
35. Neurological disorder that usually attack in old people with the symptoms of loss memory .....
36. The tissue through which messages pass between different areas of grey matter within the central nervous system
37. Which of these controls breathing, heart rate, and some reflexes?
38. Sends impulses away from the cell
39. THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM is a part of the central nervous system
40. The general term for small supporting cells of the nervous tissue is
41. What sends signals though out the body
42. The neurotransmitter most associated with learning & memory is:
43. What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar?
44. Mark each of the following statements somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system.is composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
45. Inhibits or blocks the effects of neurotransmitters.
46. What are the two main structures in the CNS?
47. Touching a hot stove sends a message to the spinal cord to pull your hand away. This nerve impulse followed a ..... pathway.
48. Send signals FROM the BRAIN TO the rest of the BODY. (example-your brain sends signal to move hand away from hot pan)
49. Sounds are sent from the cochlea to the brain.
50. What is the primary function of astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS)?
51. The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a resting nerve cell membrane is called the resting membrane .....
52. True or False:When the action potential reaches the axon terminal, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters
53. What is the type of message that travels along a neurone?
54. Another name for a nerve cell is .....
55. Nerves that carry messages to the brain are called:
56. The somatic nervous system functions voluntarily with skeletal muscles of the body.
57. Tendons connect ..... to bone.
58. Branch like extensions on a neuron that GET signals and connect to the synapse.
59. Impulses that travel toward the central nervous system are called
60. Three membranes in brain is called