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Nervous System Quiz 23 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the inner most layer of the brain?
2. How many cranial nerves have the humans?
3. Which event triggers the creation of an action potential?
4. ..... is a protein that binds oxygen and stores it in muscle
5. A chemical that axons secrete to transmit the message to another neuron.
6. Cranial nerve that is related to the sense of smell.
7. Synapse that uses neurotransmitters to transfer signals from one neuron to another
8. Responsible for physical ability and balance
9. The spinal cord transfer information between the brain and the remaining body through .....
10. In which direction would impulses flow through a neuron
11. Made up of actin filaments.
12. What does the pupil do?
13. Which of the following structures found within the plasma membrane of a neuron helps maintain its transmembrane potential.
14. What type of injury is described as causing someone to lose consciousness from an impact to the head
15. The organ system responsible for receiving stimuli from receptors and transmitting to effectors for stimulation
16. Our throat divides into two separate tubes:the windpipe and the gullet. What prevents food from entering the windpipe?
17. Lipid-rich layer of insulation that surrounds an axon, formed by oligodendrocytes in the CNS and Schwann cells in the PNS; facilitates the transmission of electrical signals.
18. Helps with hearing, forming speech, and memory
19. An unusual manner of walking is called an .....
20. Which controls personality, short term memory, & speech
21. A student listed some functions of an organ. It helps maintain body balance. It regulates the beating of the heart. It controls the voluntary action of the body.
22. A network of spinal nerves
23. A fatty substance that covers and insulates nerve fibers, speeding up signal transmission
24. Made mostly of fat, coats and protects nerve; when born we have very few developed, as we grow babies use their baby fat to develop Certain neurological disorders can cause this to break down-causing limitations to movement or sensation.
25. The pathway impulse takes in reflex action
26. ..... Top layer of the skin
27. A disease caused by brain damage before, during, or after birth, causing a loss of muscle control.
28. What do the dentrites do to the information
29. What happens when the corpus callosum is severed?
30. Gas exchange takes place between the respiratory and the ..... systems
31. What is the difference between dendrites and axons?
32. The opening at the front of the eye through which all light passes.
33. Which lobe of the brain is the one responsible for processing tactile information?
34. What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
35. What is reflex action?
36. Cavity within the brain that contains the choroid plexus
37. What is the main function of oligodendrocytes?
38. Which division of our ANS is responsible for increasing our heartrate?
39. Which Cranial Nerve is called the Abducens Nerve?
40. The job of the Peripheral Nervous System's somatic nervous division is to control breathing and the respiratory system.
41. Which part of the nervous system Links all parts of the body by carrying impulses from the sensory receptors
42. How many main parts are there in the nervous system?
43. Which lobe processes visual information?
44. The skull protects the brain.
45. Biochemical that the synaptic transmission is carried by is?
46. Which of the below is an example of Reflex action?
47. Your tongue is the organ of .....
48. Which of the following is NOT an example of a reflex?
49. Carries impulses for vision
50. What part of the brain is used for vital functions like breathing, swallowing, and controlling your heart?
51. This part of the Limbic System is responsible for our fear responses.
52. The nervous system that controls self-regulated actions of internal organs and glands is called:
53. Which of the following lobes are paired?
54. What is one of the chemicals that build up in the brain of people with Alzheimer's Disease
55. Shuffling is observed in patients with:
56. It's nerve tissue that runs down our spine. It connects the nerves to our brain. It also controls reflexes.
57. The CNS is located in the .....
58. Heartbeat would be accomplished by which branch of the nervous system?
59. How many types of coordination are there in the human?
60. Wrap around nerve fibers in CNS; produce myelin sheaths in CNS
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