Nervous System Quiz 259 (60 MCQs)

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1. Nissl's granules present in the neurons are made up of
2. This neuroglia has processes that wrap around nerve fibers and produce myelin sheaths around them in the brain and spinal cord.
3. When you put food on your tongue, the molecules in the food bind to and thereby stimulate the gustatory (taste) receptors. The different types of receptors for the different tastes are:
4. Who mapped out the brain using direct electrical stimulation?
5. Which of the following animals has a nerve net?
6. Set of nerves to work automatically for us;breathing, digestion & heart rate
7. Where is your spinal cord located?
8. Which neuron structure contains the nucleus and other cell organelles?
9. What determines whether a signal molecule binds on the surface or enters the cell?
10. Includes the medulla oblongata, midbrain, and pons.
11. Most of the ..... processes of the cell take place in the cell body
12. During nerve impulse transmission across the synapse, on which neuron are the neurotransmitter receptors located?
13. These are the two parts the Cerebrum is divided into.
14. How many olfactory receptors do dogs have?
15. Your tongue is covered in .....
16. What part of the brain controls hunger and body temperature?
17. Comprehension poor; speech is fluent but meaningless
18. Covering on axon, helps speed up the nerve impulse along the axon
19. In the sense of touch, which receptor is NOT used?
20. Which system is responsible for voluntary muscle control?
21. The reaction to a change in your surroundings.
22. What part of the brain is responsible for regulating our sleep cycles?
23. If the stimulation of a cell is strong, the strength of the action potential produced would be:
24. Which of the following best describes the waxy-appearing material called myelin:
25. The difference between a three-neuron and a two-neuron reflex is that a three-neuron reflex .....
26. Your peripheral nervous system plays 3 broad functions, the sensory input, integration, and motor output.
27. The (a) is involved with intellect, complex learning abilities (called cognition), recall, and personality
28. The dependent variable is the variable you .....
29. Of the neuroglia, macrophage or first and main form of active immunity
30. A nerve impulse is similar to the flow of electrical current through a .....
31. The ..... disease is a type of chronic arthritis that occurs in joints on both sides of the body.
32. Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body to control muscles
33. Secretion of saliva, taste, facial expressions
34. This is the ability to transmit a signal.
35. Specify daytime vision receptors:
36. It controls the left side of the body. It is in charge of creativity and arts.
37. Area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.
38. A synapse is a space separating two neurons
39. The cord or cords that the ulnar nerve comes off is/are
40. What part of a neuron is responsible for sending an impulse to the next neuron?
41. Clusters of neuron cell bodies within the peripheral nervous system are
42. A finger that touches a hot object is quickly taken away from the source of heat. What is the role of relay neurones in this response?
43. Which part of the nervous system is considered to have two parts?
44. Neuron control cell to cell communication
45. Fill in the blank. Touch sensors are located ..... throughout the surface of the body.
46. Your balance is controlled by the .....
47. What ions are abundant in the extracellular fluid of neurons?
48. Cerebellum helps us to maintain the balance of the body and coordinates the movement of skeletal muscles.
49. A process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.
50. These type of neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles and stimulate them to contract.
51. ..... is the third layer of an eye.
52. The Amygdala is located .....
53. What is #3 in the diagram
54. Which of the following is a primary function of the nervous system?
55. What is another name for the vesicle that contains the neurotransmitters?
56. The most profound layer of the meninges
57. Which of the following is a function of the nervous system:
58. When in Fight or Flight mode, an increased heart rate is activated by the;
59. Cardiac Muscles is found in your .....
60. Photoreceptor that produces color vision