Nervous System Quiz 294 (60 MCQs)

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1. What part of the brain is responsible for fine movement coordination, balance and equilibrium, muscle tone, and sense of body positioning?
2. Medulla is shaped like a stem and lies below the cerebrum.
3. What is the arrangement of Grey and White matter in brain?
4. Which helps to balance our body
5. The organ that allows visual accomondation in the eye is the .....
6. Which level of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary reactions?
7. The neurons that carry signals from receptors to the spinal cord and brain are the ..... neurons.
8. CSF containing waste products will be eliminated from the central nervous system circulation into
9. What does the gut nervous system control?
10. Which hemisphere of the cerebrum controls the emotion creativity and artistic abilities
11. When you enter a dark room, what does the pupil do
12. The myelin sheath is primarily composed of:
13. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for reasoning, personality, voluntary movement, speech, planning and decision making?
14. This is when the neuron becomes too polarized.
15. What does the medulla connect to?
16. I. receive and interpret touch sensations in skinII. receive and interpret proprioception information The following statements refers to the function of
17. Which of the following is the correct path sound takes into the ear?
18. Which classification relates to the direction that the nerve impulses are traveling in relationship to the CNS?
19. What is the space between a dendrite and an axon called?
20. What covers the axon in a structure of neuron
21. Swatting at a buzzing mosquito
22. The part of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body is the:
23. Association neurons synapse with an .....
24. Which part of skeletal system protects the brain from injuries?
25. When you're chilling @ home, the parasympathetic NS will divert blood flow to which area?
26. The electrical charge in a neuron is known as a nerve impulse, or .....
27. The organ responsible for the sense of hearing is the .....
28. Rigid layer that surrounds the cell of plants and some other organisms such as fungi
29. What are the grooves in the brain called?
30. The properties of muscle are as follows:Stretch a muscle and it will lengthen
31. What is the purpose of wearing helmets during physical activities?
32. A collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
33. Which part of your brain is responsible for "muscle memory" ?
34. Sensory neurons are also called ..... neurons
35. Motor neurons connect the brain to:
36. Which nervous system constricts pupils?
37. Information is relayed to the spinal cord of the brain by:
38. Superficial layer of the brain; speech, memory, logical and emotional response, as well as consciousness, interpretation of sensation, and voluntary movement are all functions of neurons found there.
39. What does the sensory function do?
40. Read the following and decide where it would fit in the overlapping functions: "scream and run"
41. What are the two motor functions of the peripheral nervous system:
42. Which layer of the meninges is the delicate innermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord
43. This structure helps pass information between the two hemispheres of the brain.
44. If there is severe damage to the brain stem, this could lead to coma or death.
45. The electrical impulse transmitted by a neuron is caused by the movement of .....
46. Which neurotransmitter is associated with muscle contractions?
47. Why is GABA an inhibitory neurotransmitter?
48. Any change in the environment that makes an organism react
49. What is the prize for the winner of the AZ Regional Brain Bee?
50. What is aphasia?
51. What are the COMMON/INFORMAL names of the three small bones which are found in the inner ear?
52. The part of the brain responsible for movement and posture?
53. Nerve cells that receive stimuli from outside or from within the body are called?
54. Which of the following regions of the brain interpret the perception into an action
55. Transparent film of the eye through which lights enters
56. What connects the two halves of the cerebrum
57. Using immunochemistry method, which antibody below will be used to determine activated microglia?
58. What is the specialized cell of the nervous system called?
59. The function of motoric neurons (efferent) is conducts impulses from the sensory organ to the nerve center
60. Also known as hydrophobia