Nervous System Quiz 276 (60 MCQs)

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1. Produce insulating barrier called myelin sheath in the CNS:
2. Which of the following describes the function of oligodendrocytes?
3. The genetic material (DNA) in a neuron is stored in the
4. The ..... nervous system is the main control system of your body.
5. BONUS!! Is it easy?
6. What part of the nervous system controls the fight or flight response?
7. Contain mostly compact bone; spongy bone at ends
8. Christian's balance kept him from falling over the edge into the hot lava below. What does balance mean?
9. Identify Letter K
10. Vaccines can help you fight off diseases and give you passive immunity.
11. A ridge or fold on the surface of the cerebral cortex is a
12. What is the all or nothing principle?
13. What major part of the brain is the largest structure and responsible for controlling speech, memory, emotions, intelligence, reasoning, thinking, and sensations which is divided into the left and right hemispheres where the right hemisphere controls the left side of the body while the left hemisphere controls the right side of the body?
14. What type of glia form the Blood Brain Barrier?
15. What are the gaps on a myelinated axon called that have no myelin?
16. Dendrites transmit impulse ..... cellbody and axon transmit impulse ..... cell body.
17. These support cells are responsible for secreting the myelin sheaths: .....
18. Messages are carried between systems by ....., which are electrical charges.
19. What is the role of Neuroglia in the Nervous System?
20. Sensory nerves carry signals to the brain
21. The things you've done, learned, and seen are first processed in the cortex. Then, if you sense that this information is important enough to remember permanently, it's passed inward to other regions of the brain (such as the hippocampus and amygdala) for long-term storage and retrieval.
22. An electrical message that travels through the neuron.
23. The brain has got 3 parts
24. What is the job of the spinal cord?
25. This part of the neuron is the receptor cite for electrical stimulations?
26. An involuntary rhythmic movement, especially of the hands is called a .....
27. Which of the following is true about cells at resting potential?
28. A ..... is a nerve that carries impulses FROM the brain TO a muscle or gland.
29. Functional classification of nerve:contain sensory neuron fibers take impulses to CNS
30. Following a car accident, Dorothy suffered partial paralysis down the left side of her body. Despite rehabilitation after her crash, she is still unable to move her left arm and hand. Which lobe of the brain was damaged by the collision?
31. Vomiting is controlled by what part of the brain?
32. What type of neuron carries impulses to the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland?
33. Lobe used for the sense of touch.
34. This is the largest part of the brain which is responsible for controlling activity and thought.
35. What part of your brain controls voluntary muscles
36. The sense of smell uses .....
37. Chemoreceptors are specialized receptors that process .....
38. Complete the sentence ....., digesting food, and our heart beat are ..... actions.
39. The cerebellum coordinates sensorial movements and store the memory of learned movements.
40. Which structure controls basic vital functions like breathing, resting heart rate and blood pressure?
41. Organs such as the skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue that gather information from outside the body.
42. Which type of neuron is present in the spinal cord or brain and receives sensory neuron signals or communicates signals to motor neurons?
43. Spinal nerves are mixed nerves, both afferent and efferent.
44. Which type of neuron connects sensory and motor neurons in a reflex arc?
45. Which systems work together when nutrients are dropped off for the cells in the brain?
46. Which part of a neuron carries information toward the cell body?
47. All reflexes involve the brain
48. Two systems that work together to prevent pathogens from entering the body
49. The ..... part of the peripheral nervous system communicates sensations that are in the vicinity of the body? (i.e. temperature, pain, pressure, movement, vibration, etc)
50. ..... actions happen automatically.
51. The connective tissue that cushions the vertebrae and provides flexibility to joints is known as
52. 'Fight or flight' is one of the body response which influence by .....
53. Which of the following disorders is associated with demyelination?
54. When our ..... detect a stimuli the locomotor system lets us react
55. Individuals with spina bifida often exhibit a gait pattern characterized by a high-stepping, exaggerated leg movement known as:
56. Hearing difficulty
57. This part of the nervous system is related to all of the analysis of information and decision making.
58. The suffix-graphy
59. Assessment of spinal nerves
60. How do you fix Bell's Palsy Disease?