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Nervous System Quiz 238 (60 MCQs)

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1. The ear drum is connected to .....
2. Which would NOT cause injury to your Nervous System
3. A junction between two neurons is called a .....
4. It is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks in your neck.
5. What part of the neuron is part 4?
6. Create, secrete, and circulate cerebrospinal fluid:
7. The part of the neuron where action potentials take place.
8. What is not a response of the sympathetic nervous system?
9. The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged
10. Do concussions always present the same way?
11. What are reflex actions (they are involuntary movements)
12. What is the function of an effector?
13. Functions of the Central Nervous System .....
14. Your windpipe is also called the .....
15. Responsible for analyzing and interpreting visual information:
16. What is reciprocal inhibition?
17. Sensory receptors located in muscles and tendons are termed .....
18. How many pairs does a spinal nerve have?
19. THE SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROLS
20. The part of the brain responsible of voluntary actions is
21. The thick, tough layer of the meninges
22. Involved in the processing of emotions, particularly fear and pleasure responses
23. *The cytoplasm of the neuromuscular synaptic knob contains vesicles filled with molecules of the neurotransmitter
24. Part of the brain stem that controls autonomic functions
25. Lobe responsible for hearing
26. The brain is enveloped by three membranes called
27. The innermost layer of meninges that supplies blood vessels to the brain
28. This clear fluid cushions the brain and spinal cord
29. Autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of multiple peripheral nerves, resulting in temporary paralysis of the affected limbs; can be a side effect of vaccination
30. Which of the following is part of your brain?
31. Taste is the sense most likely linked to childhood memories.
32. It is made up of 3 different nerves:Sensory, motor and sensory-motor:
33. When we experience fight or flight stress, our heart rate
34. The nervous system is responsible for controlling voluntary and involuntary movements in the body.
35. This is called the major highway to and from the brain-what is it?
36. The cerebellum is smaller than the .....
37. Suffix that means paralysis
38. Which organ allows a person to realize something is hot when touched?
39. Homeostasis is.....
40. Picks up a stimulus and converts it into a nerve impulse.
41. How do cells maintain their membrane potential?
42. Earthworms don't have teeth to grind their food so they use another organ to do so. It is called a .....
43. During repolarization, what ions are pumped out of the cell?
44. What is an example of your body maintaining homeostasis?
45. Synapses keep the nerve impulses traveling in one direction.
46. Part of the neuron that acts as the pathway for the nerve impulse as it travels after leaving the cell body
47. Structure of the inner ear that contains hair cells and gelatinous material and is responsible for static equilibrium
48. The nerve pathway that allows your body to react before your brain has time to think about it.
49. The photoreceptors called cones and rods responsible for detecting light and are found in the
50. Our elbows, shoulders, knees or ankles are ..... joints
51. List the order of the parts through which light passes as it enters the eye.
52. The most basic uni of all living organisms.
53. Neurons can be classified according to their function and shape. These neurons take nerve impulses from central nerve system to the muscles or glands. What is it?
54. Responsible for the formation of language/speech.
55. What is meant by Spinal courd
56. Which answer lists the pathway for vision in the correct order?
57. How do antibodies function to fight infection?
58. Change in voltage of a cell membrane in response to a stimulus that results in transmission of an electrical signal; unique to neurons and muscle fibers.
59. In a reflex arc, the sensory neuron leads to the ..... and the motor neuron leads to the .....
60. The medulla is part of the
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