Nervous System Quiz 211 (60 MCQs)

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1. The peripheral nerves help form the autonomic nervous system
2. What is the reason of a brief undershoot of the resting potential during reporalizaton?
3. Which mineral helps your bone stay hard and strong?
4. Part of the autonomic nervous system, ganglia are connected to the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord, functions as an emergency system.
5. Controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate
6. What is the function of the lacrimal gland in the eye?
7. Which pattern shows how signals are transmitted from the presynaptic neuron to the post synaptic neuron
8. The systems within our body work together.
9. Alzheimer's is the most common:
10. Gaps between the schwann cells are the .....
11. Which term describes the direction of signal transmission by the Afferent System?
12. Match the statement to the function. 'Information on the response is sent to muscles to carry response.'
13. This is based off of experience and is a learned behavior.
14. Neurons do not have dendrites
15. Is the neurotransmitter dopamine responsible for Alzheimer's disease
16. Speech that is jumbled and not understandable is a sign of:
17. Lipid-rich insulating substance surrounding the axons of many neurons, allowing for faster transmission of electrical signals.
18. The brain is the most delicate organ of the human body?True or false
19. "Thawatchai pulls his foot back as soon as he steps on a piece of glass" is a function of which of the following?
20. Which of the following could be part of the peripheral nervous system?
21. Choose the response that would occur after this stimuli:You feel cold after being outside for too long.
22. Transmit impulses for the sense of balance and hearing
23. Sally got hit in the head with a soccer ball. She now has lost the ability to shrug her shoulders (trapezius). The nerve most likely damaged is the .....
24. What is true about glial cells?
25. The ..... system is a group of structures that are responsible for motivation, emotion, learning and memory
26. Meningomyelocele
27. Lobe used for hearing and smell
28. The part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body is the
29. What vital activities does the brainstem control?
30. Identify parts of the EYE (red area)
31. Which glial cell is responsible for cleaning up and disposing of debris?
32. Like a traffic cop directing car divers through a busy intersection, your nervous system directs your .....
33. This is when the nervous system processes and interprets sensory information and determines what should be done at that moment.
34. The gap between two neurons is called?
35. While checking in your patient at the doctor's office, you need to document your patient's Weight of 220. How would you do that?
36. The sympathetic division is referred to as this term because its nerve fibers exit the spinal column in the chest and abdominal regions:
37. Which part of the brain helps you keep your balance?
38. Rapid change in polarity across the axon membrane as the nerve impulse occurs.
39. Impulses can travel back and forth along the same neuron chain.
40. What is the procedural process of detecting and evaluating odorant molecules
41. Motor nerves are called
42. A rare disease in the US that leads to paralysis is known as:
43. Which part of the brain is responsible for reasoning and planning?
44. -inflammation of protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord-can be caused by a bacteria, virus, or fungus.
45. This nerve carries messages from brain to muscles
46. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body, while the right hemisphere manages the left.
47. What might happen in your hypothalamus was damaged?
48. These specialty cells are often called nerve cells
49. What are a gyrus?
50. What is found in the cerebral ventricles and serves as a liquid shock absorber for the brain?
51. The opening at the center of the eye (black in color) is called this.
52. How many lobes is the cerebrum divided into?
53. The part of the neuron that brings information to the cell body is called a(n) .....
54. Which is the main component of the Peripheral Nervous System?
55. What part of the eye sends nerve impulses to the brain
56. The nerve impulse is also known as:
57. What does the oculomotor nerve control?
58. An example of a reaction to a stimulus is
59. Where do you find the nerve in the ear?
60. Which type of reaction allows you to maintain your balance while standing?