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Nervous System Quiz 257 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the purpose of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?
2. The type of cells that support the neurons in the Nervous system.
3. The right side of the brain controls the movement of the
4. Nerves connect the spinal cord to
5. The CNS stands for the Central Nervous System:the brain and spinal cord.
6. Which of the following is a sensory nerve
7. Which method of conduction results in the fastest nerve impulse?
8. The structure that separates the right and left sides of the brain is the
9. Ligands bind to ion channels, causing them to open
10. Which is NOT a part of a neuron?
11. To produce an action potential in a neuron
12. The brain and the spinal cord make up the ..... nervous system.
13. A continuous pain the head, is called a .....
14. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) composed of 4 types of nerves, do you know what is it?
15. Progressive demyelination of neurons in of the brain may cause:
16. The somatic system contains nerves that control .....
17. A microscopic gap between a pair of adjacent neurons over which nerve impulses pass when going from one neuron to the next is called a .....
18. What part of the brain is responsible for spatial reasoning?
19. The ....., or involuntary nervous systemcontrols actions such as heart rate and digestion that occurswithout you having to think about it.
20. Which nervous system is made up of afferent and efferent nerves?
21. Why does your pupil increase in size when you enter a dark room?
22. The eardrum's vibration
23. Division of spinal cord that contains axons?
24. In what way does the nervous system receive help from the skeletal system?
25. A 69-year-old female suffered an infarction on the left side of her brain and presented with the following signs. Sensory loss on the right side of her body, parenthesis, and thalamic pain. Which of the following regions were affected by the infarctions?
26. The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another. It is where communication occurs between two neurons.
27. Produce the myelin sheath around axons of the PNS.
28. When the polarity of a membrane becomes more negative than the resting membrane potential, the membrane is considered to be .....
29. A reflex arc is a conscious reaction?
30. ..... is an automatic movement in response to a stimulus
31. Is Small gap exists between the axon of one neuron and theDendrite of Another neuron
32. This is the term used to describe a body part that provides the response needed to influence a change.
33. Neurons that control function such as heart rate regulation and breathing are found in the .....
34. This is found between the two cerebral hemispheres.
35. True or False-In a child developing inside the womb, the neurons are known to grow at the rate of 250, 000 neurons per minute.
36. I use my nose to smell good and ..... smells.
37. Jamie made an A on a test. Her parents let her skip her evening chores because she did so good. What is this an example of in Operant Conditioning?
38. A mosquito lands on your arm. You watch it carefully then move your hand to swat it. Your sensation and response are due to ..... activity.
39. The colorful, shiny material located behind the retina. Found in animals with good night vision, the ..... reflects light back through the retina.
40. You're stomach is growling so you eat.
41. What part of your brain is responsible for coordinating muscle movements between the voluntary and involuntary muscles?
42. What do you call the neuroglial cells that form myelin sheaths around the nerve fibers of the central nervous system?
43. A 3rd degree burn affects which layers of the skin?
44. When the charge across the membrane of a neuron is about ....., the charge is called the ..... This is because there are .....
45. Glial cells that myelinate axons in the PNS.
46. These are reactions received by the spinal cord which directs the body to react to a certain stimulus.
47. ..... synapses occur where neurotransmitters carry the signal across a gap between cells.
48. A bundle of fibers that transports impulses to the brain or spinal cord and then to the muscles and organs of the body.
49. Which type of specialized cell carries electrical signals through the body to the brain?
50. Noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
51. What part of the brain regulates the sleep/wake cycles.
52. Combining form that means extreme
53. Glial cell that helps form myelin sheath
54. The outer layer of the glial cells of the PNS are called
55. Glial cells formed from white blood cells that engulf and remove wastes in the CNS.
56. What is an action potential?
57. Individuals who are mostly left-brained would most likely exhibit which of the following characteristics
58. What is the structural classification of the nervous system based on?
59. A stimulus creates a reaction in our body
60. When would the sympathetic system kick in?
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