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Nervous System Quiz 21 (60 MCQs)

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1. The part of the brain helps us to remember and learn
2. Divided into Right and left hemispheres, connected by the Corpus Callosum.
3. This lobe contains centers for hearing and memory.
4. The neurotransmitter between muscle cells and the nervous system cells is .....
5. The part of the PNS that controls involuntary actions
6. The three major parts of the brain are:
7. What is the primary function of the cerebellum?
8. This blood vessel is where the exchange of gases happen.
9. The iris in a human can be
10. The ..... interprets the information and send the signal
11. Which ions are involved in an action potential?
12. Examples of involuntary muscles are .....
13. After lifting a 5 lb cuff weight a patient reports that he has no pain with while flexing the elbow, but has a slight amount of pain when he allows his elbow to straighten. What type of contraction is occurring as he allows his elbow to straighten?
14. What disease is caused by progressive damage to brain cells and subsequent loss of the chemicals they produce, known as neurotransmitters, namely acetylcholine?
15. The central nervous system consists of
16. What is the main function the peripheral system?
17. What is the purpose of the ear bones?
18. What part of the nervous system processes info and sends instructions?
19. Action potentials occur when ..... ions are able to rush into the axon.
20. The ..... plays an important role in maintaining body temperature, water balance, and metabolism.
21. What is the best thing the brain can help you with?
22. What is the unit of Nervous System which coordinates the activity of human body?
23. The nervous system is responsible for ..... in the body.
24. A student holds two vibrating objects. Object A is vibrating faster than object B. Which statement is true?
25. The long extension that transmits impulses away.
26. The long extension from a nerve cell along which signals travel
27. What causes a nerve impulse?
28. What does the neurons impulses?
29. Something that causes a response
30. What part of a nerve cell functions to speed up the passage of impulses (excitations)?
31. A change in the internal (inside) environment of an organism that causes a response.
32. Which layer of the meninges is described as a thick outer covering of the brain?
33. What are dendrites?
34. This is the negatively charged ion inside the neuron:
35. A resting neuron is more ..... than its surroundings.
36. Which of the four lobes is typically responsible for receiving and processing auditory information?
37. In which pathway does an impulse travel?
38. What do vacuoles do?
39. Two glial cells insulate neurons by producing myelin. Which one is specific to the Central Nervous System?
40. What are the 5 senses?
41. The ..... is the white part of the fibrous layer of the eye.
42. The ..... is composed of different nuclei that each serve a unique role, ranging from relaying sensory and motor signals, as well as regulation of consciousness and alertness
43. Messenger molecules that allow nerve impulses to pass between neurons.
44. When you smell something pleasant, your nerves in the nose will send a signal to an organ in your body. What organ will the signal be sent to?
45. The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of what type of neurons?
46. What is the target organ for insulin?
47. Every spinal nerve is a mixed nerve. This ensures a high speed of reflexes.
48. What type of neuron has only one process?
49. The gaps between Schwann cells are called
50. An organic brain disease involving loss offunction in two or more areas of cognition
51. Which neuron is non-myelinated?
52. This region of the brain is divided into two sides by a trench called the longitudinal fissure that are linked by a bundle of neural fibers called the corpus callosum.
53. Which of the following does NOT manufacture digestive juices?
54. This system is in charge of processing information and creating an answer in the form of electrical impulses.
55. Anterograde means towards the cell body.
56. What muscle inside the iris is responsible for constricting the pupil to admit less light?
57. What is the main part of the Nervous System?
58. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
59. Tectospinal tract
60. Medical term for sleep walking
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