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Nervous System Quiz 275 (60 MCQs)

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1. Swelling of the covering of the brain and spinal cord
2. The part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and controls most functions in the body.
3. It is a hormone secreted by the adrenal gland.
4. When a neuron is not firing, it's in .....
5. Membrane pumps require..... energy.
6. The central nervous system comprises ..... and .....
7. Which of the following would be passed through sensory neurons?
8. The nervous system consists of nerve cells called:
9. This part of the nervous system that communicates involuntary instructions from the CNS to the skeletal muscles
10. Which event in nerve impulse is a polarized plasma membrane(fewer positive inside than out)
11. What does the middle ear consist of?
12. Alzheimer disease
13. Which structure is responsible for reflexes of hearing and vision?
14. What type of cells carry impulses from the sense organs, such as eyes and ears, to the spinal cord and brain?
15. Which one can help the brain be healthy
16. The brain has ridges called:
17. Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic bodily functions such as breathing and heart rate?
18. A region of the brain that which is responsible for muscle coordination, maintains muscle tone and posture, and coordinates balance for locomotion.
19. The involuntary nervous system can also be called the ..... nervous system.
20. This system responds to information.
21. The supporting cells that form myelin around axons in the brain and spinal cord are called
22. Check the correct statement
23. The neuron is the basic functional unit of the nervous system.
24. Short, thick nerve that carries signals from the eye to the brain
25. The fear of heights
26. Top part of brain that has a wrinkly tissue is
27. What is it called where two or more bones connect
28. Decreased respiration
29. The nervous system is made up of the brain and .....
30. Which is the correct sequence of reflex responses?
31. Vagus nerve controls
32. What type of sensory receptor is found in tissue throughout the body?
33. The infundibulum is a narrow part of the .....
34. Functional division of the nervous system that is responsible for homeostatic reflexes that coordinate control of cardiac and smooth muscle, as well as glandular tissue.
35. Sue is experiencing tachycardia and dry mouth following an accident where she sustained an injury. After a few hours, Sue's symptoms disappeared. Which nervous system structures were likely activated?
36. What is a dendrite?
37. This part of the brain is in charge of thinking, learning, talking, plus the five senses
38. Innervates cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands
39. Which part controls the VOLUNTARY actions?
40. What is another name for the eardrum?
41. Sympathetic preganglionic neurons exit the spinal cord via the ..... root and then Join the spinal nerve and enter the ganglion via the ..... ramus. Most of the postganglionic fibers return to the spinal nerve via the ..... ramus
42. Absorb and dispose of dead cells and bacteria
43. Spinal nerves carry impulses from the skin and internal structures not supplies by the cranial nerves
44. An example of how the parasympathetic nervous system works is .....
45. The brains of fishes:
46. What is the function of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system?
47. What nervous system disease is a motor system disorder that happens when neuron pathways in the brain are destroyed where a person manifest trembling in the hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face, stiffness of the limbs, slowness of movement, and may also experience postural instability, poor coordination, difficulty in walking, talking, and completing simple tasks?
48. The inhibition of smooth muscle tissue allows for .....
49. Which Cranial Nerve is called the Olfactory Nerve?
50. Nerves that carry messages from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles
51. A disorder in which the nerve cells activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures
52. What system moves oxygen from the air into the body; removes carbon dioxide and water from the body?
53. The lobe of our brain that makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
54. Nose, larynx, pharynx, lungs, trachea, and bronchi are the parts of the respiratory system.
55. Which direction do neurons fire?
56. ..... are most concentrated at the fovea centralis, and ..... are least concentrated.
57. The ability to think and decide
58. Which part of the brain that controls voluntary movements and senses?
59. Which part of the brain is involved in automatic processes (heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing)
60. Which autonomic system is most likely to be dominant while someone is experiencing stress about an upcoming job interview?
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