Nervous System Quiz 243 (60 MCQs)

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1. Inflammation of the dura, subarachnoid, and pia is known as
2. Kicking a soccer ball
3. Innervates skeletal muscles
4. True/False:The grey matter of the brain is protected by myelin.
5. This structure is located behind the iris and bends light onto the retina.
6. This is the most inferior part of the brain stem
7. What part of provides a tract along which impulses can travel to and from the periphery to the brain
8. True or False:We only use about 10% of our brain?
9. The tissues in the ear organ work together to help the ear to do what job?
10. An ear infection that follows a cold has passed from the throat through the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) to the:
11. There are billions of neurons in our body that send messages around our body. These neurons are also called
12. Station 6:What 2 categories is the Peripheral Nervous System divided into?
13. Which of the following motor neurons moves the eyes and conduct impulses to other muscles?
14. This structure holds the two hemispheres of the brain together
15. You are walking around your house when you suddenly stub your toe. You move your foot away and jump in pain. Which branch of the nervous system is at work?
16. What percentage of your brain does the cerebral cortex make up?
17. What is the function of the epidermis?
18. The cranial nerve that regulates the heartbeat
19. The ribcage has a bone in the front called
20. Which component of some reflex arcs is located entirely within the central nervous system?
21. What part of the nerve contains organelles?
22. Which of the following best describes the order of information processing in a neuron?
23. Why does it take your body a long time to calm down after you have been scared?
24. The cytoplasmic extensions of a neuron that carry impulses toward the cell body are
25. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for hearing?
26. Throwing a ball is controlled by the ..... ?
27. In neural processing, a brief resting pause that occurs after a neuron has fired.
28. What is the role of the rods in the human eye?
29. What chemical substances are produced at axon terminals?
30. The two major parts of the nervous system are the
31. Bones cannot move without .....
32. Where in the nervous system are memories stored?
33. What do both the rat research and Genie's story prove regarding enriched and impoverished environments?
34. THE SENSE OF HEARING HAS THREE MAIN PARTS WHICH ARE:
35. Is the connective tissue around each fascicle.
36. Type of neuron in the PNS that conducts impulses away from the CNS to the effectors is the .....
37. Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for the problem-solving and processing information from the senses?
38. A sunburn might be an example of a:
39. "Process and interpret the message from sensory neurons and send the message back to other body parts" refer to
40. From the 3 types of muscle, which is responsible for pumping your heart.
41. A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective
42. The central nervous system includes all EXCEPT the following.
43. What does the occipital lobe do and interpret?
44. This is the ability to respond to a stimulus.
45. Which glial cells produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
46. Relays sensory impulses to cerebral cortex and involved in memory.
47. What is the procedural process of detecting and evaluating environmental factors on the skin
48. The 3 basic functions of the Nervous System are:Sensory Input, Neural Integration, and Motor Output (T/F)?
49. The extensions that obtain the messages from other cells are:(the listeners)
50. What are the 2 main divisions of the ANS?
51. What helps the brain's structure to grow and change?
52. Clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain, fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
53. Parts of the Nervous System other than the brain and spinal cord make up what is called the .....
54. Which is an disease that leads to tremors and bradykinesia?
55. Type of nerve that is a combination of sensory and motor nerves
56. Learning to ride a bike
57. Difficulty in breathing may reflect damage to respiratory centers located in the cerebellum.
58. Why are both the brain and spinal cord surrounded by bone?
59. Which of the following are neurotransmitters except
60. The basic functional units of the nervous system are individual cells called .....