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Nervous System Quiz 279 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is an inflammation of meningeal membranes?
2. Another name for nearsightedness
3. Surround axons of neurons within the PNS
4. In a typical reflex arc, the receptor sends a signal through what type of neuron?
5. Neuron that carries a message from a pain receptor in the skin
6. Sound waves cause the ..... to vibrate
7. It is a protein that accumulates in abnormally high amounts and forms clumps, called plaques that disrupt communication between brain cells and cause inflammation, leading to brain cell death and the development of symptoms such as memory loss, confusion, and difficulty thinking.
8. Your brain is a soft organ.
9. The smallest blood vessels of pulmonary circulation
10. Where is the short cut in pain reflex action?
11. Controls the involuntary actions of the body like heart rate and brain
12. The part of your eye that gives it its color. It is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.
13. The brain stem (pons and medulla oblongata) control
14. The peripheral nervous system includes the spinal cord.
15. How do impulses travel across a synapse?
16. Dendrites do what?
17. Which part of the brain is the relay center and directs sensory impulses to the cerebrum. It also controls conscious recognition of pain and temperature.
18. The spinal cord is the extension of the brain
19. Sensory impulses travel to the brain is known as?
20. The cerebellum is the center for balance, coordination, and posture. Allows for smooth, efficient, and coordinated movements.
21. Chemicals used by a neuron to transmit an impulse to another cell
22. The long bundle of nervous tissue that runs down our back is called the .....
23. The causes of depression include genetic and psychosocial .....
24. If the stimulus is strong enough and the influx of sodium ions is great enough the depolarization activates a nerve impulse known as-
25. What are the types of variables
26. Inside a neuron, electrical impulses travel
27. Responsible for receiving/interpreting body sensations and proprioception:
28. Nerve cells that carry a response
29. Salivary glands increase secretion
30. Which of the following is the correct definition of Olfactory Fatigue?
31. WHAT IS THE ORGAN WE USE TO TASTE?
32. What happens in the spinal cord during a reflex arc?
33. Which group of animals have dorsal and ventral nerves not joining but running independently to their destinations?
34. What happened to the woman in the video?
35. Which Cranial Nerve does NOT associated with Eye Muscle Movement?
36. Which division of the nervous system is primarily responsible for transmitting sensory information from the body to the brain and spinal cord?
37. A collection of nerve fibers bundled together
38. Some studies have suggested that the right hemisphere may be associated with creativity and artistic ability, whereas the left hemisphere may be associated with analytical and mathematical ability
39. It controls the body's function.
40. The inside of a neurone is negatively charged when at resting potential.
41. Interneuron in spinal cord
42. When one presynaptic neuron repeatedly releases neurotransmitter onto the receptive segment, thus generating EPSPs in the postsynaptic neuron, this is known as
43. Which of the following types of receptor applies to the taste buds on your tongue?
44. The lobe that receives sensory information from the skin and integrates it with other sensory information
45. Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary movements
46. F you are being chased by a bear, your heart rate will speed up. This is a function of which of the following?
47. Space separating the presynaptic terminal and postsynaptic membrane
48. Glial cells found in the PNS. They function the same way astrocytes do in the CNS; for support.
49. THESE MUSCLES ALLOW US TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE EYES
50. While more Alzheimerʹs disease is not hereditary, there is one subset of cases, called Familial Alzheimerʹs Disease (FAD) that can be seen to be transmitted through pedigrees. FAD has earlier age of onset but is otherwise similar. Which of the following groups of genes would you expect to be involved?
51. Which level of the nervous system is responsible for involuntary reactions?
52. Thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning, " happen here.
53. Myelin, an insulating material, is made by
54. Which type of memory has an essentially unlimited storage capacity?
55. Relaxes or slows
56. Contains the pineal gland and choroid plexus which forms the cerebrospinal fluid
57. A network of nerves that runs throughout the body and carries messages to and from the brain and the spinal cord.
58. What part of the brain connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord?
59. The clear tissue that covers the front of the eye.
60. Which sensory modality is categorized as tactile sensation?
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