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Nervous System Quiz 271 (60 MCQs)

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1. This is the cauliflower shaped structure of the brain found below the Occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
2. The myelin on axons in the brain and spinal cord are
3. Name the simplest nervous system?
4. What nerve innervates anterior thigh muscles?
5. Increases the blood pressure
6. What is the main function of the brain structure?
7. What is the proper name for a nerve cell?
8. What is another name for sensory neurons?
9. Controls balance, coordinates muscle movement.
10. The largest organ in our body is the
11. A response to a change in our environment
12. What is the largest part of our brain
13. This is the part of the diencephalon that makes up the top.
14. The single projection from a neuron's soma is the
15. Message a neuron carries.
16. In reflex arc, what senses and passes the signal to a sensory neuron?
17. Which of the following is a characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system?
18. Your sense of smell and ..... work together.
19. What type of neurons send impulses from sensory organs to the spinal cord and brain?
20. This forms a watery cushion to protect the brain from blows and trauma and is also located in the spinal cord.
21. What country did the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings come from?
22. Indicate what is part of the central nervous system
23. What is a huge reason adolescents are more likely to exercise high-risk behavior?(Sousa, 2017, p.17)
24. What does the spinal cord do in the human nervous system?
25. Which is the last step in the synaptic transmission of a nerve impulse from pre-synaptic neuron to a postsynaptic cells.
26. The layer of meninges that lies directly on the brain and supplies it with oxygen rich blood is called the
27. Answering the phone is
28. What organ in the ear first responds to vibrations in the air?
29. Without the Nervous System you cannot
30. Ms. Owolabi has the ability to speak two different languages and understand 3. What part of the brain is responsible for this
31. What are the two main divisions of the functional classification of the nervous system?
32. This type of stimulus comes from OUTSIDE the body (examples-seeing light, hearing a sound, smelling an odor, etc.).
33. Star-shaped glial cells which brace and anchor nerves
34. Location of the nucleus
35. Bones meet at ..... ?
36. Which part of the brain acts as a relay station or switchboard for directing sensory information?
37. When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?
38. We use this organ to help us hear Beethoven.
39. Which of the following substances promotes platelet activation?
40. What is the name of the receptor that detect the rise and fall of body temperature?
41. This part of the brain controls fine motor coordination.
42. ..... send information to other neurons
43. There are ..... lobes in the cerebrum.
44. Part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.
45. Is there a cure for Alzheimer's?
46. The part of the cerebrum that controls hearing is the
47. Which part of the brain is the yellow portion?
48. The difference in charge across an axon membrane is
49. Makes up the interior of the bone, soft part of the bone, and provides most of the strength and support.
50. A type of Leukocyte that remember antigens that have already attacked the body are called-
51. For 97% of people, which side of the brain is Broca's area located?
52. When Dopamine levels are normal, it is responsible for feelings of .....
53. Which term describes the big picture function of the nervous system?
54. What system breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates solid waste?
55. The left side of the body is controlled by the right side of the brain.
56. What does the sensory division do?
57. The four main portions of the brain are the
58. Part of Sensory division responsible for carrying signals from inside organs such as heart, lungs, stomach and bladder
59. What type of receptor detects pressure?
60. The major structures of the Nervous System include all of the following EXCEPT
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