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Nervous System Quiz 296 (60 MCQs)

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1. Memory, intelligence, behavior, emotions, motor function, smell
2. The brain is cushioned by three connective tissue membranes collectively called
3. The type of nerves that carry impulses to from the CNS to muscles and glands
4. Which part of the nerve cell receives stimuli?
5. Identify the neuroglia described:They perform phagocytosis and provide structural support
6. The small intestine is lined with villi which are responsible for
7. What is labeled P?
8. "Fight or flight" best describes the functions of the
9. Surrounds the axons for insulation
10. What part of the eye is #1 pointing to?
11. The part of the brain at the back of the skull that coordinates muscles, voluntary movements posture, and balance.
12. A cell in the nervous system is called a
13. Shield eyes from overhead light
14. You are walking barefoot in your yard. You feel the grass on your toes and small stones and twigs under your feet. You feel them because of these nerve cells.
15. Deep tendon reflexes are elicited by tapping on a tendon, which stimulates:
16. The colored portion of the eye with an opening in the center called a pupil is the?
17. During the falling action potential (repolarization) and hyperpolarization, what channels are open?
18. What are the chemicals that move the action potential from one neuron to the next?
19. To say that stimulation of smooth muscle $\rightarrow$ constriction and inhibition of smooth muscle $\rightarrow$ dilation is a bit of a simplification for several reasons:1) It depends on where the smooth muscle is located, 2) Some smooth muscle doesn't line a tract and 3) We need to know more about ligands, receptors, and signal transduction pathways to make a determination as to the effect of stimulation/inhibition on a smooth muscle fiber
20. The orders from the central nervous system produce:
21. What ions are necessary for a nerve impulse to occur?
22. The outermost membrane of the brain is the .....
23. Deals with the senses
24. A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?
25. If something is done by choice, it is ..... ?
26. The innermost layer of skin is
27. Regions of the nervous system containing mostly myelinated axons, making the tissue appear white because of the high lipid content of myelin.
28. In bright light, your pupil will be
29. The basic structural unit of the nervous system
30. During which stage of an action potential does extra potassium leave the cell, preventing additional action potentials?
31. Neurons that are stimulated by external stimuli and communicate the message from the body to the brain are called-
32. The parasympathetic division has ..... preganglionic fibers and ..... post ganglionic fibers
33. What system carries out messages between the brain and other systems of the body?
34. All animals respond to stimuli at the same speed?
35. What is labeled G?
36. Which do your muscles work with to accomplish movement?
37. The place where all nerves from the retina join to form the optic nerve. Each eye has a ..... where there are no light-sensitive cells
38. What is another name for the neurotransmitters or molecules?
39. Organs working together to perform the same function is called an ..... ?
40. Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS '' autonomic nervous system"
41. Neurons are unique in that they .....
42. Body actions which are controlled by "the Cerebrum (Fore brain)"
43. The ..... lobe proceses auditory information and encodes memory.
44. Intense feelings of apprehension, fearfulness, terror and impending doom?
45. Your patient has paralysis in his legs due to a spinal cord injury. He has:
46. Which muscle can be consciously controlled?
47. An electrical signal that travels down an axon is called what?
48. It interprets input from your senses.
49. What charge is the peak of the action potential?
50. Glial cells that line cavities
51. The outermost layer of the eye is the?
52. Retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond
53. Damage to the left primary motor cortex may cause what symptoms
54. Neurotripsy means
55. Which finger is moving
56. This is a temporary disturbance of the brain's ability to function due to traumatic injury
57. Which of the following combining forms means stone?
58. Responds to stress and/ or danger
59. The cerebellum is also called "little brain" and helps with .....
60. The ..... includes billions of nerves that transport information to and from your brain to every other part of your body.
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