Nervous System Quiz 21 (25 MCQs)

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1. The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons

2. Moves the tongue

3. The nervous system is responsible for _____ in the body.

4. Which system relays messages

5. What are the two main parts of the central nervous system?

6. Neurotransmitters are _____ that travel across the _____ to another cell.

7. Hormones of the body's endocrine system are important contributors to a stress response. Which gland in the brain initiates hormonal secretion?

8. The part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary functions is known as the

9. The only 2 parts of the body that are included in the central nervous system are the _____ and _____

10. Which type of active channels in the plasma membrane open or close when they bind certain chemicals, such as neurotransmitters?

11. If you are right handed, what side of the brain controls that?

12. Main nervous system that is made up of the brain and spinal cord

13. A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons

14. The cavities inside the brain are called.

15. Chemoreceptors deal with _____

16. This disorder is an autoimmune attack on myelin in the CNS. Symptoms may be sensory, motor, or cognitive.

17. The brain is covered by.

18. What functional division of the nervous system would be responsible for the increased of heart beat and sweating during exercise?

19. A stimuli is a(n)-

20. The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

21. Which of the following neurones transmit nerve impulses from the receptor to the central nervous system

22. Phagocytize bacterial cells

23. THE MESSAGE TRAVELS TO BRAIN THROUGH _____

24. An electrical signal that travels along the length of an axon to a synapse

25. What type of cell is found in the PNS that regulates and stabilizes the cells environment?