Nervous System Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. The master controlling and communicating system of the body
2. Which one is not part of the left Hemisphere of the brain
3. What condition results when the CSF is not able to properly drain from the brain's ventricles?
4. Extreme weather events include .....
5. The somatic nervous system controls voluntary movement.
6. A deep fissure divides the cerebrum into two cerebral hemispheres-The Right Hemisphere and The Left Hemisphere
7. What do the motor/efferent neurons do?
8. What is the inportance of the spinal cords in the nervous system?
9. Region of communication between neurons:
10. It send signals along thin fibers called axons and communicate with other cells by releasing chemicals called neurotransmitters at cell-cell junctions called synapses.
11. This system INCREASES heart rate and respiration
12. What maintains the resting potential of the neuron?
13. Largest part of the brain that controls movement, the senses, speech and abstract thought
14. Located near the forehead, this part of the CNS is essential for memory, motivation, and problem solving.
15. A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in learning and memory.
16. What are some important things the cerebellum does?
17. What part of the neuron carries impulses AWAY from the cell body?
18. What is the membrane potential of the neuron at rest?
19. Which way do AXONS run?
20. Name the thread like branched structure present in the entire body datt connects with the brain or the spinal cord
21. These are the types of nerves except
22. Which part of the brain helps keep your balance so you don't fall flat on your face?
23. This is the part of the neuron that receives messages and send them to the cell body.
24. This neurotransmitter is most often associated with pleasure/reward sensations:
25. Region of cerebrum that processes auditory information like language and helps with balance:
26. Right and left hemisphere's are connected by the
27. The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System
28. What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
29. Taste and gag reflex
30. Division of autonomic nervous system often called rest and digest
31. What part of the autonomic division control what your body does in an emergency, exercise or embarrassment?
32. Correction mechanism involved in regulation of body temperature during cold day?
33. Which of these is NOT a part of the nervous system?
34. What is a deep state of unconsciousness marked by the absence of spontaneous eye movements with no response to painful stimuli and no vocalization?
35. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?
36. Smelling a pizza at the mall is an example of what type of neuron carrying a message through the body?
37. This lobe controls eyesight
38. What is a concussion?
39. What controls the spinal cordon?
40. When the curvature of the cornea or lens is irregular, someone is said to have .....
41. A stimulus can happen inside the body as well as outside
42. The organs of the PNS include ganglia, special sensory organs and
43. Which of these is a possible symptom of brain tumor?
44. Gap between presynaptic and post synaptic neuron is called
45. Which of the following are touch receptors?
46. This is an example of stimuli for your skin
47. Effectors are best described as
48. What do we call the long "tail" like part of the neuron, that is responsible for continuing the electrical signal?
49. The nervous system is divided into peripheral and a central nervous system. Which type of nerves are found within the central nervous system?
50. Small precise movements are controlled by ..... motor units.
51. What is Frontal Lobe
52. ..... connect to the muscles and tell them what to do.
53. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance, posture, and coordination?
54. What is the function of the nervous system?
55. What is the fourth step in a reflex arc?
56. What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?
57. What is the bundle of nerves in the body called?
58. Two systems that work together to regulate body temperature
59. Feeling anxious about a test
60. Have you had any changes in vision