Nervous System Quiz 250 (60 MCQs)

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1. In what order does an impulse travel through parts of a neuron? Think about what each part of the neuron does.
2. Outermost layer of the cerebrum Composed of gray matter and Responsible for thinking and processing information from the five senses
3. Sensory information, except for smell, is processed in the hypothalamus first.(Sousa, 2017 p.18)
4. What is the largest nerve that extends from the spinal cord?
5. Region of the sharpest vision
6. You turn off the lights to go to bed. What happens to your pupils?
7. TRUE OR FALSE:Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry messages between neurons through synapses.
8. Fill in the blank Electrically excitable cells that takes up, processes and transmits information through ..... signals
9. What opens the Calcium Ion Transport Channel embedded in the pre-synaptic terminal?
10. It is the analysis and interpretation of the sensory signals and the formulation of appropriate responses.
11. What part of the ear is #2 pointing to?
12. Humans have ..... bones in their bodies, on average.
13. Choose the correct order below. (small to big)
14. The nerves that carry messages from the sense organs to the brain or the spinal cord
15. Which of these are all voluntary movements.
16. Which is not a function of the meninges?
17. All of the following are types of nerves except:
18. Where nerve information is passed from one neuron to another
19. What is gulliain-barre syndrome
20. True or false? The role of the satellite cells is to maintain the PNS interstitial fluid.
21. A reflex reaction is an .....
22. Do bacteria respond to stimulus
23. An inability of the eye to accommodate for near and far vision that occurs with aging
24. Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by the .....
25. This is the space between neurons.
26. Responsible for turning experiences into memories
27. After Greg's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Greg is most likely to have difficulty:
28. The major function of your nervous system shown by #3 is:
29. Astrocytes determine the permeability and exchanges between which two structures?
30. Most of the cerebrum is
31. This neuroglia are ciliated and forms an epithelial-like membrane that cover parts of brain and forms inner lining that encloses spaces within brain and spinal cord
32. As light passes through a ....., it slows and bends, separating light of different wavelengths into different colors.
33. What are the structures of the meninges?
34. What is the main function of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
35. Which of the following inputs are processed in the somatosensory cortex?
36. What is the sensory organs that we use to see?
37. Neurons are primarily composed of this cell?
38. What part of the brain processes information from the senses, lets us think and learn?
39. You and your friend are having a competition to see who can balance a cup of water on your head the longest. What part of your brain will play an important role in winning?
40. What is the name of the part of the brain that is colored grey in the above picture?
41. The spinal cord consists of a(an) ..... shaped column of gray matter surrounded by white matter.
42. The occipital lobe is responsible for auditory (hearing) controls.
43. Brain disorder that results in tremors due to a lack of dopamine
44. Lobe responsible for receiving and interpreting hearing.
45. What is the name of the master gland that controls the other endocrine glands?
46. Cell that carries information in the nervous system
47. Esthes/o, esthesi/o, -esthesia
48. External stimuli is information collected from .....
49. If an individual is having an overly reactive emotional response which area may be affected?
50. The organs of HEARING are located here:
51. Which type of neuron structure has one process and are sensory?
52. One of the major functions of the pons is to control .....
53. Visual control center of the brain is ..... ?
54. Which of the following glial cells are responsible for the production of CSF and line the cranial and spinal cavities
55. What unit do we use to measure sound?
56. The chemical messengers that are sent across the synaptic cleft are called .....
57. Identify the picture
58. When we experience fight or flight stress, our digestion
59. Treatments of Bell's palsy include all of the following, except:
60. What is the function of the corpus callosum?