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Nervous System Quiz 289 (60 MCQs)

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1. Nerves that originate in the brain.
2. Which of these two has a predictable response?
3. If an axon or dendrite is ....., it will often heal and function again.
4. Many short and highly branched extensions on a nerve cells are called .....
5. Sensory neurons send information from the ..... receptors to the spinal cord and brain
6. The sensory information from the eye is processed in the
7. What part of the nervous system could we also call the "control center" of the body (because it processes information and sends instructions to the rest of the body)?
8. Where are the Nodes of Ranvier?
9. Reflex actions are important because
10. A spinal cord CSF sample is usually taken from the .....
11. A physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents is a/an?
12. Which type of diabetes is linked to lifestyle choices?
13. Controls all body functions
14. What is the function of an oligodendrocyte?
15. The part of our brain that controls thinking and reasoning is the
16. Regulation of body processes is the function of the ..... system.
17. Part of brainstem continuous with the spinal cord
18. Carries electric signals from the rods and cones to the brain:
19. What is inside when the neuron is at rest?
20. Find the short day plant
21. Where does integration occur in a reflex arc?
22. What is the cerebrum known as?
23. Extension of a neuron that carries impulses away
24. Messages must be sent across the gap between two neurons, but we need a special chemical to do so. What are these called?
25. An organisms special survival instinct to threat is called
26. Area of cerebrum that allows us to speak
27. What type of neuron has only one process extending from the cell body?
28. Which are more numerous:Glial or neurons?
29. How many nerves does a average human have
30. A change or signal in the environment that makes the nervous system react is called a
31. What system connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body?
32. Neurons that carry messages from the brain and spinal cord
33. Brain is covered with .....
34. These type of sensory neurons measure temperature.
35. One of a variety of molecules within axon terminals that are released into the synaptic cleft
36. The two processing centers of the nervous system are
37. Where 2 neurons come together
38. A muscle movement that happens very quickly.
39. Well done! Remember, Dr. Alex had difficulties with speaking. Can you tell now which area of the brain controls the complex ability to speak, so we can investigate it a bit more?
40. The number of spinal nerves is .....
41. What consists of the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
42. The cauda equina is at the end of the
43. Autism spectrum disorder refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, and speech and nonverbal communication.
44. Cone-Shaped cells found in high numbers at the fovea
45. What is responsible for detecting stimuli?
46. What treatment is not used for Myasthenia Gravis?
47. Involuntary muscles that make your heart pump, cardiac muscles are found only in the heart:
48. Which of these best describes EFFERENT nerves?
49. The frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes make up the .....
50. Division of the nervous system that provides for the body's automatic activities
51. The largest and most superior part of the brain
52. There are 31 segments on Spinal Nerves, and 12 pairs on Cranial Nerves. So what Cranial Nerves that are not part of PNS? And also which pairs of Cranial Nerves that is not supply head and neck?
53. Without your nervous system, you could still move, think, and sense the world around you.
54. The spinal cord is located
55. Problem-solving, decision making, reasoning, analysis, movement speech
56. Innermost layer attached to the brain
57. Carries nerve impulses from the cell body to other neurons and muscles.
58. The brain is involved in every action of the body.
59. Which part of the neuron is the receptive region that is an information collector?
60. What are the two main parts of the NS?
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