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Nervous System Quiz 272 (60 MCQs)

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1. Specialised cells that detect stimuli.
2. The cerebrum is divided into the following lobes:
3. The brain and spinal cord. It receives information from the sense organs and organizes responses by the muscles and glands.
4. Sensory messages that get sent repeatedly get remembered "motor functions" (subconscious actions).
5. Which one was a disease of the nervous system?
6. Which functional area of the brain is responsible for our level of awareness and alertness?
7. The cells that carry impulses from your central nervous system to effectors are called .....
8. A person has a stroke on her frontal lobe. What might happen to her?
9. Which of the following statements about action potentials in a given neuron is false?
10. What is the function of muscle spindles?
11. Brain surgery occurs within the skull. The best medical term to describe within the skull is .....
12. Neurons that transmit messages from sense organs to the central nervous system.
13. PNS neurons that transmit action potentials from the CNS to skeletal muscles.
14. The phone rings and you answer it. The ringing of the phone is a .....
15. Identify the response ..... '' An organism is hungry so it eats some food."
16. Nourishes the cornea and lens
17. An afferent neuron is the name for motor neurons.
18. What are myelinated fibers
19. Which part of the brain controls heart rate, regulates blood pressures, and is involved in breathing, swallowing, and vomiting?
20. Channels that open in response to a change in the membrane potential are ..... ion channels.
21. Read and check the correct option:I-The central nervous system controls the activities of the organism. II-The peripheral nervous system sends information to the brain and carries out orders from the brain.
22. Which type of nerves signal sensations like cold or getting poked?
23. What is the role of Schwann cells in neurotransmission?
24. Neurotransmitters are stored in these structures.
25. Which of the following is all or none?
26. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for decision-making and problem-solving?
27. What maintains the resting membrane potential?
28. The ability of your eyes to focus on objects at different distances.
29. Part of the brain involved with processing sensory information from skin?
30. What are the chemical messages stored in vesicles inside the axon terminal called?
31. What disorder is characterized by the death of motor neurons?
32. Relays impulses between the cortex and the rest of the brain and spinal cord
33. Which type of neuron has more than three processes?
34. A structure within the brain important for memory formation and learning
35. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland that is a powerful cardiac stimulant:
36. Fluid in the ventricles of the brain, subarachnoid space of the meninges, and the central canal of the spinal cord
37. Which lobe is responsible for sensation and language?
38. Outer layer of gray matter of the cerebrum with all of the folds and grooves:
39. Which type of sensory receptor responds to sudden changes in temperature? ¿Qué tipo de receptor sensorial responde a cambios bruscos de temperatura?
40. The visual area in the cerebral cortex is located:
41. What is the purpose of dendrites?
42. Which ions move into neurons during the action potential?
43. The neuroglia that produce myelin in the CNS
44. What term is used to name the ear bones as a group?
45. Which region of the brain is responsible for balance and fine motor skills?
46. David's heart is beating rapidly, his pupils are dilated, and his mouth is dry. This response was triggered by which division of his nervous system?
47. The nerves are made up tiny cells called
48. The ..... hemisphere is primarily responsible for creative thought, and the ..... hemisphere is primarily responsible for logical thought.
49. Coordinates voluntary muscle movement (running, hitting, jumping)
50. Which of the following have a single dendrite and axon and are found in the sensory organs
51. A return of the membrane potential towards the resting membrane potential immediately the following depolarization is called .....
52. Nerves can be classified into:
53. Long structure of a neuron, leading impulses away from the cell body.
54. What is another name for a sensory neuron?
55. What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
56. Which type of cell forms the blood brain barrier
57. The ..... cell is circular in shape.
58. What is a nerve impulse?
59. What happens when an action potential arrives at the presynaptic terminal?
60. Short, branched extensions of a neuron that receive a message
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