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Nervous System Quiz 236 (60 MCQs)

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1. The optic nerve sends messages to the brain.
2. Medulla controls the involuntary actionTrue or false
3. Do the two neurons at a synapse touch each other?
4. The anterior-posterior division between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum
5. The spongy structure that filters particles from lymph is called the .....
6. The sodium potassium pumps moves Na+ out of the cell and K+ into the cell
7. Which part controls our involuntary movements?
8. What does the fluid inside your ears do when displaced?
9. Thin, flattened, and usually curved
10. The collection of spinal nerves at the inferior end of the spinal cord is called the cauda equina.
11. Neurons malfunction; repeated relay of impulses.
12. Nerve impulses begin here. Branch like structures that pick up the impulses.
13. Nerve responsible for the sensation of vision
14. Properties of nerve cells?
15. What type of stimulus?The smell of pizza
16. What direction does an electrical signal move?
17. A ..... forms when the brain has been struck by some sort of blow that ruptures blood vessels.
18. The brain send instructions along .....
19. Sensory stimuli that generate reflexes generally are processed by the brain before signals are sent to effectors.
20. Which of the following substances is least able to cross the blood-brain barrier?
21. In a school science project, Grace, Emma, and Maya built a robot. They programmed it so that the ..... controls all the other parts of the robot, and processes all the information.
22. Which part of the brain is the "reptilian brain" and is responsible for involuntary, life-sustaining activities like breathing and heart rate?
23. Which of the following carry impulses toward the cell body?
24. 5th nerve, chewing and face sensation
25. The left hemisphere of the cerebrum controls
26. Central Nervous System includes:
27. After integration and processing in the brain, impulses travel down the spinal cord and to the muscles via ..... neurons
28. This type of neuron transmits signals from the brain to your muscles.
29. This is the lobe found deep within the lateral sulcus, it is surrounded by the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes.
30. The brain and spinal cord make up which part of the NS?
31. Listen to very loud music or sounds.
32. The thalamus is part of the ..... nervous system.
33. What part of the eye is #5 pointing to?
34. This disease is caused by an accumulation of CSF in the brain. It is sometimes called "water on the brain" .
35. Which part of the brain coordinates voluntary body movements and maintains balance?
36. What is the outer layer of the cerebrum called? It's responsible for information processing.
37. Regulates cardiac contraction and blood pressure; was the first neurotransmitter discovered
38. The minimum number of cell(s) an organism has is (a)
39. The three main parts of the brain are:
40. The division of the nervous system that you DO NOT have voluntary control over:
41. The hypothalamus is a part of the ..... nervous system.
42. The neurotransmitter that controls muscle contraction is called acetylacetate.
43. What is the job of the brain?
44. The "cause" for something to happen is the
45. The base of the brain, brain stem, controls heartbeat and breathing
46. Our spinal cord is protected by the vertebrate of our backbone. What two systems are interacting?
47. Neurons can be classified by their functional differences. What type of neurons transmit information from sensory receptors to the CNS?
48. What is the source of energy used to power the sodium-potassium pump?
49. Unmyelinated and tightly-packed neuron cell bodies
50. Nicotinic ACh receptors always cause a(n) .....
51. Your ..... senses the chemical in the air, and sends this information to your brain.
52. Controls movement, senses and speech.
53. This cranial nerve controls the tongue and pharynx
54. This helps the messages go quickly through neurons.
55. How are rods different than cones?
56. What are proprioceptors?
57. The cerebllum helps in coordinating body movements.
58. What are the ridges/elevations on the surface of the brain?
59. The sodium-potassium pump is an example of a trans-membrane protein.
60. Which of the following is NOT a role of our sensory organs?
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