Nervous System Quiz 310 (60 MCQs)

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1. Where are our senses derived from?
2. The receptors responsible for taste (taste buds) and smell are
3. What is the state of charge of a neuron's extracellular space at rest?
4. The breathing rate of a human increases after exercise. The part of the brain that controls this involuntary action is
5. Why are reflexes so fast?
6. Which Cranial Nerve does NOT come through the superior orbital fissure?
7. The major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system in the body
8. The structure in the ear that works with the cerebellum to help coordinate balance is/are the?
9. What type of tissue lines your body and organs?
10. They hypothalamus regulates appetite, thirst, emotions, and basic behavior patters
11. The ..... nervous system carries signals to and from the Central nervous system.
12. A gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve, between adjacent Schwann cells is known as .....
13. What is the name of the organ that controls and coordinates the body?
14. Relay information between the spinal cord and the brain through sensory and motor neurons, regulate breathing, heartbeat and digestion, also coordinate walking & other movement
15. In the brain, the ..... lobe processes visual clues
16. This neurotransmitter is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter; plays a role in learning and memory; can strengthen or weaken signals between neurons
17. Question 10Information about your surroundings is collected by:(V the right answer)
18. Which of the following is not true about the cerebral cortex?
19. Part of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system and manage homeostasis?
20. A bundle of neurons is called a
21. What inhibits a neuron from having a "rapid-fire" when stimulated repeatedly?
22. Which neurons send impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the other systems?
23. Which part of the brain controls movement?
24. Transparent part of the eye where light enters is called .....
25. Which from the list below is not one of the functions of skin?
26. Screaming due to fear is an example of a .....
27. If you call the LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART VENTRICLES, what do you call the upper chambers?
28. Right and left hemisphere memories are connected by the .....
29. Part of a neuron; it carries messages away from the cell body
30. Unlike your other sense, the sense of touch is not found in one place. It is in all areas of the skin.
31. A tough clear covering over the iris and pupil
32. A junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next.
33. What is the main function of the Central Nervous System?
34. If a person sustains damage to their frontal lobe the result could be loss of speech, but their personality should not be affected.(Sousa, 2017, p.16)
35. Elastic and collagen fibers which adheres to the brain and spinal cord.
36. Most nerve impulses go to the brain, but where do reflexes go?
37. What nerves promote relaxation and calm
38. What part of the brain controls taste?
39. The stimulation of smooth muscle tissue allows for .....
40. HOW DO WE RECEIVE THW INFORMATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT?
41. Is the connective tissue that wraps around the entire nerve to keep all the fascicles together!
42. Where is the tympanic membrane located?
43. Gray and white matters are found only in the brain.
44. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin.
45. What is the path of a nerve impulse within a neuron?
46. What connects bone to bone?
47. Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?
48. There are ..... of neurons that make up the nervous system
49. This is the part of the diencephalon that makes up the sides.
50. Which type of glial cells make up the myelin sheath in the PNS?
51. What is the key to all electrical events in neurons?
52. Examples of a Ball & Socket Joint are found in the
53. Activation of which part of the nervous system results in decreased respiration (breathing)?
54. The nerve cells that are activated by sensory input from the environment
55. A relay station for sensory impulses; decides whether sensation is pleasant or unpleasant
56. Chemoreceptors are most likely to be activated by which of the following?
57. What does a neuron use to transmit signals across gaps?
58. This is the part of the brain controlling our digestive system
59. ..... is a bundle of nerves that is surrounded and protected by the vertebral column.
60. Which of the following genotypes is a purebred?