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Nervous System Quiz 277 (60 MCQs)

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1. A student observes a stained slide of brain tissue under the microscope. She notices a large number of neuron cell bodies and dendrites. What type of brain tissue is she looking at?
2. The smallest bone in our body is present in the ear it is called?
3. Free nerve endings are to ....., as slow adapting receptors .....
4. After a big meal you sit down in front of the TV and your body will probably
5. Green line of the graph suggests
6. Sensory nerves carry impulses from the spinal cord to the sense organs
7. How do action potentials relay different intensities of information?
8. The thalamus and the hypothalamus makes up which major area of the brain?
9. These neurons carry and process sensory information.
10. The relatively slow brain waves of a RELAXED, awake state are called:
11. 6th nerve, aducts the eye
12. Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
13. The most common psychiatric illnesses in the United States are:
14. The PNS connects sensory receptors, muscles, and glands in the peripheral parts of the body to the CNS.
15. The fourth cranial nerve whose function is to turn the eye downward and laterally?
16. If the movement process regulated by the nervous system is realized, then the impulse will travel the path
17. What lobe is in charge with your balance?
18. Somatic and Autonomic Nervous SystemsThe two parts of the peripheral nervous system are
19. The amygdala is in charge of .....
20. Nervous tissue of the CNS that is composed primarily of myelinated axons is often referred to as ..... matter.
21. Which cranial nerve carries visual information from the eye to the brain?
22. Which part of the brain coordinates skeletal muscle activity, balance, and posture?
23. The cell body of a neuron contains the nucleus (T/F)?
24. Which system is responsible for the overall control of all the internal processes that occur in the body?
25. The psychotic disorder that is usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and varying degrees of other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances.
26. Which of the following is NOT a lobe of the cerebrum.
27. A sensory organ is
28. If you accidentally step on a tack with your bare foot, your leg may recoil before you are aware of the pain. This rapid response (a reflex) is possible because receptors in your skin stimulate ..... neurons, which carry the impulse to your spinalcord.
29. Simple types of sensory receptors in the skin:
30. What connects your muscles to bones?
31. Form the fatty myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS
32. Blocks muscarinic receptors in the brain helping to reduce symptoms in Parkinson's disease.
33. Involved in establishing long-term memories
34. What kinds of neurons are in the peripheral nervous system?
35. Which term describes a decreased ability to accommodate between near and far vision with aging, resulting in difficulty seeing objects up close?
36. Which three human body systems coordinate to cause an arm to move?
37. Efferent neurons transmit impulse away from the CNS to:
38. The body's response to such stimulus is demonstrated by a cell or organ known as
39. The sensory receptors in a taste bud are called
40. The part of the brain often referred to as the "reptilian brain" is the
41. Which neurons gather information about what is happening in and around our body?
42. Long nerve fibers that send electrical impulses away from the nerve cell body to other cells are
43. The flow of ions in humans can be compared to what?
44. This/these is/are a test/s that uses an eye chart to measure visual acuility.
45. The movements of ions in and out of the neurons which creates and electric charge is called?
46. The ..... contains the nucleus and its associated cellular structures.
47. Combining form that means fear
48. Which system stores excess calcium from blood?
49. The end-point of the neuron where the impulse crosses to the next neuron
50. Identify the stimuli ..... '' Aperson shivers because it is cold outside" .
51. What is missibodies?
52. You´re giving a speech in front of the entire school body, which NS is active?
53. Preparing the body for the "fight or flight" response during threatening situations is the role of the:
54. Lights enters your eyes and stimulates the rods and cones, or cells found in your retina they send impulses to optic nerve, brain interprets image you "see"
55. Which direction do axons carry nerve impulses?
56. During the resting state of a neuron there is more ..... inside and more ..... outside
57. What is the primary function of neurons in nervous tissue?
58. A nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system which processes and transmits information
59. Resting voltage of a neuron
60. Controls hearing and smell
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