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Nervous System Quiz 254 (60 MCQs)

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1. Are stress, sadness and anger good for your brain?
2. The cerebrospinal fluid is circulated in the
3. Which of the following is not an organ of the nervous system?
4. When a basketballer shoots for a goal, which part of the brain sends the message instructing her to raise her shooting arm?
5. When sound reaches the inner ear, what turns the mechanical waves into electrical stimuli your brain can interpret
6. Which nerve is a sensory nerve that conducts impulses associated with the sense of vision?
7. Contains Thalamus and hypothalamus
8. Miss Mee has skills in mathematics and physics. Shows which parts of the brain work well (M.O.53)
9. Tight coil of wrapped Schwann cell membranes that encloses the axon.
10. Coordinates our movements and the movement of our muscles. It permits us to walk, run and swim.
11. ..... firmly adheres to the convoluted surface of the brain.
12. What is correct order of an impulse?
13. What are the branched extensions of a neuron that receive messages from other neurons called?
14. Facial expression
15. This type of stroke is also referred to as a mini stroke
16. Division of the ANS that is fight or flight
17. What structure controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones?
18. Cells that produce and circulate cerebrospinal fluid
19. Which division of the nervous system sends signals TO the CNS?
20. Which structure would you not find around a hair within the skin
21. What are the 2 divisions of the efferent peripheral nervous system?
22. Fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by a lack of blood to cerebrum
23. The ability to undergo an action potential in response to a stimulus.
24. The spaces or gaps between the myelin sheath of an axon are called:
25. Name the the three main parts of the brain
26. Finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients
27. The middle ear consists of .....
28. Send information from the brain or spinal cord to body parts.
29. Which of the following is an internal stimulus?
30. Inflammation of the middle ear; one of the most common pediatric illnesses
31. In the PNS, bundles of axons are known as .....
32. TRUE or FALSE? AUDITORY receptors detect light.
33. You are getting physical therapy and told you will have to practice ROM for your injured arm. You understand that ROM stands for:
34. Connects central nervous system to organs and limbs
35. Pain in the calves
36. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Esthenia [ ESTHENIA ]?
37. Which sense organ reacts to pressure, pain, hot and cold temperatures?
38. The basic unit of the nervous system is a/an .....
39. What kind of receptors enable the sense of smell?
40. Which nervous system disease is genetic and can cause tumors to form on nerve tissue?
41. Part of the brain below the thalamus and forming the floor of the third ventricle
42. Type of CVA that occurs when a weakened blood vessel, such as an aneurysm, ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding tissue of the brain
43. Fight or Flight?
44. The ..... nerves send the message to the brain.
45. Anna is recovering from a fight with Arianne. Anna's breathing is slowing down, her pulse is slowing, and she is fatigued. What part of the nervous system is responsible for these changes?
46. What does NOT occur during overshoot?
47. Receive impulse from the CNS Send impulse to the effector (muscles and glands) The above functions refer to
48. These are the lobes of the cerebrum that are found on the sides of the brain.
49. Alzheimer's disease and dementia are the same thing
50. This disease is caused by a parasite, carried by the tsetse fly which attacks the nervous system.
51. How do neurotransmitters travel?
52. The location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell
53. Which brain part below is most likely damaged if a patient is unable to regulate body temperature properly?
54. The largest part of our brain is .....
55. Area of the retina which contains no photoreceptors and is located over the optic nerve
56. Which of the following is NOT associated with the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
57. T/F Pacinian corpuscles are deep in the skin, as Meissner corpuscles are superficial/close to the surface.
58. Which tupe of digestion breaks down the small pieces of food into small molecules?
59. The portion of the brain primarily responsible for sleep and wake cycles and alertness is the
60. Which part of the brain is most important to your recall of information for success on this test?
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