Nervous System Quiz 226 (60 MCQs)

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1. The response to an infection. Causes the area to redden, swell, and feel warm.
2. Sensory neurons relay information from:
3. What is the role of sensory neurons?
4. Muscle coordination, balance, and posture are controlled by which part of the brain?
5. What is the name of the location on the axon between each myelin sheath?
6. Which structure of the brain controls balance and coordination?
7. Which nervous system disease is associated with uncontrolled shaking, slowed movements, and problems with speaking?
8. A stronger stimulus does generate a stronger action potential.
9. What area of the brain controls conscious thought and higher thinking skills?
10. Brain is delicate like
11. Select the channels that are found only in the axon
12. The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are located in the:
13. Receive information from the sense organs and transmit it to the Central Nervous System for interpretation.
14. Which is the largest structure?
15. Main Organs:Brains, spinal cord, nerves
16. The brain is part of the peripheral nervous system
17. Somatic and autonomic nerves are both:
18. This organ within the nervous system receives and sends messages to and from the other parts of the body.
19. Includes the nerves that run throughout the body
20. The cerebrum is divided into 2 ..... and 4 .....
21. Where do spinal nerves originate?
22. It controls the internal functions at rest, like slowing down the heart rate and increasing intestinal and gland activities.
23. Blinking of our eyes
24. What part of the Nervous system is considered AFFERENT?
25. What is the main job of the peripheral nervous system?
26. These send signals to and from sensory and motor neurons .....
27. Your "fight or flight" response is controlled by the ..... nervous system
28. The Primary Areas of the Cerebral Cortex receive sensory signals and the Association Areas
29. At what stages do Sodium/Potassium Channels open?
30. This neuron transmits information from the CNS to the rest of the body.
31. Which lobe is responsible for sensory interpretation?
32. Lobe of cerebrum that processes memory and understanding speech?
33. This part of the brain plays a vital role in the recollection of facts, objects, and places.
34. If you have been in an accident and have trouble hearing, what lobe has possibly been damaged?
35. What are the structures that make up the motor system?
36. Find the neutral day plant
37. Bumps on the brain
38. Which one is the function of Dendrites
39. Which of the following is an example of internal stimuli?
40. This makes up the sides of the Diencephalon.
41. If the ..... of my brain becomes damaged, I will struggle to make, or altogether lose, memories.
42. It is found inside the bone called .....
43. Which of the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system would activate in order to increase your heart rate in a stressful situation to put you in a state of alert?
44. The spinal cord connects the ..... to the rest of the body.
45. The role of Broca's area is
46. Eyes respond to light with these
47. Which type of sensory receptor responds to vibrations from sound waves?
48. Cone-shaped elevation where the axon joins the cell
49. Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body; largest part of the brain
50. Paralysis on one side of the body, and the limbs on that side
51. There are this many pairs of nerves originate from the spinal cord
52. A receptor in your body detects a stimulus, where does the impulse travel?
53. The motor division carries impulses
54. What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
55. End of the axon where signal gets transferred to the next neuron.
56. This duct extends almost to apex of cochlea.
57. Which organs form the central nervous system?
58. What makes up nerves?
59. Most neurons in the human body are .....
60. The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem; it functions to help you maintain coordination and balance: