Nervous System Quiz 252 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which description shows the correct relationship between a nerurone, neurotransmitter and a synapse?
2. During polarization, large proteins that are negatively charged are present in the ..... fluid.
3. Higher thought processes for learning and memory are primarily in the .....
4. Which part of the ear collects the sound
5. What task would be difficult if your knee joints did not work?
6. If a subthreshold value is reached on an axon membrane, an action potential .....
7. Located in the core of the spine
8. Regulates motor control & temperature
9. All of the following are ossicles except which one?
10. Links the central nervous system and endocrine system
11. Which lobe:VISION
12. Red wine, aged cheese, and chocolate have been proven to provoke a ..... attack.
13. The ..... lobe of the brain is responsible for reasoning and planning.
14. True/False:the peripheral nervous system contains the organs that processes all of the signals they have received from the rest of the body
15. Hyperpolarization is a result of?
16. What type of graph best shows amounts of different categories? (Example:How many sharks were caught at three different locations)
17. The two halves of Cerebrum
18. As Joe entered college, he developed enlarged lymph nodes that were not painful. He was shocked that he was diagnosed with a cancer called:
19. The supportive tissue of the nervous system is (are)
20. What is the meaning of reflex action?
21. Sounds waves enter through .....
22. Nerve impulses are transmitted due to the process of ions moving across a membrane
23. In the nervous system, a localized collection of neuron cell bodies that are functionally related; a "center" of neural function.
24. A sequence of rapidly occurring events that decrease and reverse the membrane potential and then eventually restore it to the resting state
25. The body's automatic actions like breathing, coughing, and beating of your heart are controlled by the .....
26. Defined by their ability to conduct signals towards the CNS.
27. What is a crossbridge?
28. Have your had any fits
29. Inside each nerve is a bundle of .....
30. Also called a nerve impulse.
31. Gaps between segments of oligodendrocytes or between individual Schwann cells are called
32. White matter is made up of
33. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex has the functions of storing your memories and interpreting sounds of spoken language?
34. The patient will be given a radioactive substance and asked to complete a task to see which part of the brain is being utilized.
35. The part of the brain that helps coordinate balance is the?
36. ..... is also known as the thinking par of the brain.
37. Which of the following is NOT one of the auditory ossicles?
38. The neurons which transmit the impulses from central nervous system towards effector are known as:
39. What do the basic workings of the nervous system depend on?
40. What is the largest part of the human body
41. It is the part of the nervous system made of brain and spinal cord.
42. The command center, or coordinator, of the nervous system.
43. The brain & spinal cord compose the .....
44. A neuron with one axon and a single dendrite extending from its soma, found in limited places like the retina of the eye
45. Term for one or more bundles of nerve cells
46. In the CNS, these transmit impulses between other neurons:
47. A process that carries impulses to the cell body of a neuron.
48. The membrane located between the outer and inner layer of meninges which holds the cerebrospinal fluid
49. The brain, spinal cord and theh nerves make up the ..... system.
50. The central nervous system receives messages from .....
51. This region in the limbic system is responsible for consolidating new memories
52. You smell smoke coming out of the oven. The receptors responsible for this are:
53. The indentations between adjacent Schwann cells are called .....
54. What controls posture, balance, and some voluntary movement?
55. This part of the nervous system consists of the sensory organs.
56. The peripheral nervous system consists of which two parts?
57. Vesicles involved in retrograde transport are moving ..... the cell body.
58. When weak and unused connections are eliminated, which makes the brain more efficient, this is referred to as
59. The smallest living level of organization is
60. The three protective membranes called meninges cover the