Nervous System Quiz 265 (60 MCQs)

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1. The interventricular foramen connects the .....
2. Parasympathetic division is referred to as this term because its nerve fibers exit the CNS near the head and hips:
3. Which glial cells serve as the major supporting cells in the CNS?
4. Line the fluid-filled cavities within the CNS. Some produce cerebrospinal fluid, and other help move it through the CNS
5. If a neuron has many dendrites and a single axon, it is called a(n) ..... neuron.
6. Which part of your ear contains earwax?
7. Cell body has one process (fused axon and dendrite) ..... most sensory neurons are unipolar ..... is what structural classification
8. The middle layer, known as the spider mother
9. Triggering of the muscle action potential occurs after
10. Tough connective tissue sheath that surrounds the entire muscle.
11. Neurotransmitters move from an axon to a dendrite across what?
12. Motor division of the PNS has ..... main parts
13. The middle ear cavity connects to the nasopharynx:
14. Fine motor movement, balance posture and muscle memory is mostly controlled by
15. Flight-fight response is controlled by what division?
16. Aqueductal stenosis is a condition where the cerebral aquaduct is blocked. Aqueductal stenosis would prevent the flow of cerebrospinal fluid between
17. Which structure in the eye provides information to the brain about colour?
18. Your friend is complaining of a dry mouth and tachycardia following an accident. Which part of the nervous system is responsible?
19. Which of the following is NOT one of the primary tastes?
20. Messages move from one ..... to another along threadlike branches.
21. Parasympathetic division stimulates digestion along with
22. Which response is voluntary action?
23. What type of cell creates a myelin sheath?
24. The layer of receptor cells that lines the back of the eye where nerve impulses begin.
25. Sympathetic nervous system calms the body to maintain energy
26. May be corrected with contacts and/or glasses
27. ..... is characterized by inappropriate words and inability to understand spoken language.
28. A long bundle of nerves that begins at the brain stem and continues down the center of the back.
29. Which one controls hunger and thirst?
30. What does letter H represent?
31. Muscles present in the heart is called ..... ?
32. What is the name for the outer layer of the cerebrum?
33. Olfactory receptors are found in the .....
34. Decrease in sensation; impaired sense of feeling when touched; Loss of reflexes; Feeling of pain, tingling, or numbness are signs of
35. What happens to the flow of blood to the gut in the sympathetic system?
36. The temporal lobe governs hearing, smell, learning, memory and emotional behavior.
37. What is the name of the tree-like structure in the cerebellum visible in a midsagittal cut of the brain?
38. There are ..... important parts of our brain.
39. Which of the following areas of the brain is responsible for breathing and heart rate.
40. Which structure is functioned to speed up the conduction of nerve impulses?
41. Brain and spinal cord are parts of the ..... nervous system.
42. True or False:Your muscles form a skeleton that gives shape to your body and supports it.
43. True or False:You have to constantly think about your breathing, heart rate, and digestive functions.
44. What is the Somatic Nervous System responsible for?
45. A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response
46. Which body system is the following statement true for? "It uses electrochemical (electrical and chemical) signals that are sent through nerves."
47. This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse between two neurons.
48. Your spinal cord is located in your .....
49. This is the gooey material that is clear and helps to give the eyeball its shape:
50. The part of the brain that contains the pons, medulla, and midbrain
51. Reflex action are controlled by the spinal curd
52. Combining form that means pons
53. What could cause a person with brain cancer to have lost balance and decreased coordination?
54. Find the long day plant
55. Contains a Respiratory Center that controls skeletal muscles associated with breathing.
56. Nerve that carries impulses from the eye to the brain
57. True or false there are 3 types of stimlus that effect our body?
58. A major function of your nervous system shown by #1 is:
59. The sympathetic nervous system .....
60. Combining form that means body