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Nervous System Quiz 291 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance & coordination?
2. Sweat glands (tissue in our bodies that produce sweat) are an example of .....
3. Supplies blood with oxygen and rids the body of carbon dioxide
4. What part is the brain stem?
5. The largest organ of our nervous system. It controls the functioning of all the body systems.
6. Where is the Frontal Lobe located?
7. The main function of the PNS is to:
8. Doctors who study the nervous system are .....
9. Which gland above the brain stem regulates areas for thirst, hunger, body temperature, and blood pressure?
10. Receptors are more sensitive to .....
11. A patient rehabbing following a TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty) is performing standing ¼ squats for strengthening. What type of exercise for the quads is being performed when the patient moves from an upright position to a ¼ squat position?
12. Which of the following represents the pathway for hearing in the correct order?
13. Glial cells that surround and support neuron bodies in the PNS.
14. Ms. Wan stepped on a piece of glass and was startled and immediately jerked her legs away. What is this phenomenon called?
15. Transmits electrical messages around the body
16. Which of the following release norepinephrine?
17. Lower right area of brain towards the back is .....
18. This part of the Cerebral Cortex controls voluntary scanning movements of the eyes
19. The strength of the nerve impulse remains constant along the fiber
20. The metabolic center of a neuron; contains the nucleus
21. Oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves (3, 4, 6)
22. There are two distinct parts of the nervous system-what are their names?
23. A type of neuron (nerve) that transmits messages from sensory neurons to motor neurons. These Neurons are in the spine and brain.
24. Your brain is made up of 50% water.
25. Which organ is responsible for your sense of SMELL?
26. When you run in a race, your heart beats faster. How does your body know to do this?
27. The olfactory and gustatory zones are located in ..... share
28. What are the type of functions that do not require you to think about them?
29. The phone rings and you answer it. Answering the phone is a .....
30. Imagine Liam, Ava, and Mason are studying the human nervous system. They come across the term 'Nerve'. What do you think it refers to?
31. The ..... mater resembles a spider web.
32. Even If any of the organs fails, the body will NOT lose its balance.
33. Nerve impulses travel faster on non-myelinated axons.
34. This part of the neuron carries the impulse into the nerve cell.
35. Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.
36. Can an action potential occur below-55mV?
37. The receptors that detect changes in "Dynamic Equilibrium" are .....
38. What parts of the brain does the forebrain consist of?
39. The gap at each synapse is bridged by chemicals called .....
40. What part of the neuron helps produce protein and contains DNA?
41. A neuron with a smaller axon diameter will transmit information faster
42. In which sense organ optic nerves are present?
43. Individuals who are mostly right-brained would most likely not exhibit which of the following characteristics
44. Long cell process extending from the neuron cell body.
45. Which pairing is wrong?
46. Lobe of the cerebrum that processes sensations of hearing and smell
47. Your memory is "hyper aware" when .....
48. The three main activities performed by the nervous system to maintain homeostasis are sensory, motor and
49. Neuron that carries a message to a gland
50. What causes the symptoms of multiple sclerosis?
51. All nerve fibers of the sympathetic division arise from the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord. Its neurons are in the lateral horns and nearby gray matter of the spinal cord. Their axons exit the cord by way of spinal nerves T1 to L2 and lead to the nearby sympathetic chain of ganglia.
52. Cranial nerve XI, carries motor information to muscles in the neck that move the head and shoulders:
53. What does the brainstem control?
54. Cranial nerve III
55. A substance synthesized at the cell body must undergo ..... transport to reach the synaptic knobs.
56. This lobe controls the senses of hearing and smell.
57. Contains nucleus, nucleus contains DNA of cell and regulates cell activity
58. True or False-A newborn baby's brain triples in size during its first year of life.
59. What are the receptors that receive stimuli such as light, sound, and taste?
60. ..... part of the brain contain memories
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