Nervous System Quiz 221 (60 MCQs)

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1. When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see?
2. Memory of a specific event
3. Rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary msucles
4. The dura matter is
5. Which ion channels open at +30 to allow for repolarization?
6. What does the medulla control?
7. What is a bundle of neuronal processes in the PNS called?
8. During this part of the neuron response the neuron cannot be stimulated again.
9. A cerebral contusion is the violent shaking up or jarring of the brain.
10. The ..... is the deepest layer of the meninges and is tightly connected to the brain and spinal cord
11. Refers to the memory loss from disease or trauma .....
12. The threadlike part of the neuron which carries electrical impulses to the next neuron?
13. Nerve cells that receive stimuli and transmit action potentials to other neurons or effector organs that are structurally organized to form complex networks
14. The most important part of the cell is:
15. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for the body's visceral reflexes.
16. Neurological disorder marked by reoccurrence of episodes or a sensory disturbance.
17. The brainstem does not include the:
18. The frontal lobe of the cerebrum controls
19. Connect the brain and the spinal cords, involuntary, life sustaining activities:breathing, heart beat, blood pressure and swallowing
20. The peripheral nerves can be found in the:
21. There are ..... of neurons in the human body.
22. The part of the brain that produces hormones
23. When you eat a burger, your body produces insulin to control blood sugar. What type of feedback is that
24. Which protective mechanism blocks chemicals and harmful substances from entering brain tissue?
25. What is the shape of a neuron?
26. A neurotransmitter will have its effect when it
27. . Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to speak is the:
28. Animals with ..... do not have brains.
29. Myelinated axons
30. ..... are sensory nerve terminals that occur chiefly in the muscles, tendons, joints, and internal ear. They give information about movements and the position of the body.
31. Type of neuron which tells muscles and organs what to do.
32. When you find something salty, bitter, sour or sweet, you are naming
33. The tube-like structure, attached to the brain is/are known as-
34. Which part of the brain is the small lobe located at the back of the brain that helps with balance and coordination?
35. Destruction of nerve tissue
36. Speech movements of the tongue
37. The function of thalamus is
38. How is the function of arteries different from that of veins?
39. Which neurone carries an electrical impulse from the CNS to a muscle or gland?
40. If your temporal lobe was damaged, what might happen to you? You would have trouble .....
41. Personality, behavior, emotionsJudgment, planning, and problem solving are all controlled by which lobe of the brain?
42. The ..... is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous system.
43. What are the basic units of structure and function in living things?
44. What are leukocytes and why are they important?
45. What is the colored portion of the eye called?
46. The grooves in the surface of the brain is also called .....
47. The lobe that receives and interprets nerve impulses from the sensory receptors.
48. Retrograde means
49. Do two neurons ever touch?
50. Division of the nervous system that carries impulses to and from the skeletal muscles
51. The speed of a neural impulse traveling along the nerve is:
52. Region of brain which controls involuntary reflexes (vomiting, sneezing, heartbeat, breathing etc.)
53. Which body system helps to deliver nutrients from the digestive system to every part of the body?
54. This side of the brain is associated with mathematics
55. ATP has how many phosphate groups?
56. Suffix that means speech
57. Central nervous system consists of BRAIN & .....
58. The outer membrane covering the brain is composed of fibrous connective tissues and is called the .....
59. Which of the following is a motor response?
60. What nervous system ailment is the inflammation of the meninges due to bacteria or viral infection where a person experiences severe headache, fever, irritability, and neck stiffness and may also lose his or her ability to talk in a normal way?