Nervous System Quiz 315 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which atrium receives the oxygenated blood from the lungs?
2. Nerves that carry messages from the sense organs to the brain
3. People who have paralysis can .....
4. Deep islands of gray matter are known as
5. The important support cells help to create the sheathes that insulate our nervous tissue.
6. The fibers that conduct impulses away from the cell body are the:
7. Primary motor area, which allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles.
8. What are the sixth cranial nerve
9. Very small muscle tears that cause soreness from overuse
10. What system in the body receives information about what is happening both inside and outside the body? It includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that run throughout the body. It also includes sense organs such as the eyes and ears.
11. Neurons that transmit action potentials from the sensory organs to the CNS
12. A single muscle fiber is made of .....
13. Gel-like fluid posterior to the lens
14. The electrical impulse travels outward from the cell body along a(n)
15. What is the function of the inner ear bones?
16. Communication between neurons occurs at
17. A disease involving multiple episodes of seizures where neurons are firing sporadically/randomly in clusters that can spread to other areas of the brain.
18. Where are the synaptic bulbs?
19. Major organs of the digestive system
20. *In response to action potentials arriving along the transverse tubules, the sarcoplasmic reticulum releases
21. Parts of brain that controls our body to breathe and digest the food is .....
22. What is the role of the sclera in the eye?
23. BONUS! What's Miss Zugibe's dog's name?
24. Examples of a hinge joint are
25. Chemicals released by nerves to stimulate other nerves, muscles or glands
26. The basic functional unit of nervous system is ..... ?
27. Sends impulses away from the CNS
28. The following are the functions of the skull, except:
29. What is the role of the sodium-potassium pump during the action potential process?
30. Some rides at an amusement park cause a person to become dizzy. Which part of the ear is most likely involved with feeling dizzy?
31. Two major branches of the nervous system
32. What type of sensory receptors detects touch, pressure and muscle movement?
33. Which detects at least five different chemical substances?
34. Effectors which are beyond voluntary control include I triceps muscles. II iris muscles. III salivary glands. IV ileum muscles.
35. Both taste and smell are the body processing chemicals.
36. Type of neurotransmitter that excites skeletal muscles but inhibits cardiac muscle
37. True Or False:The Skull Is Attached To The Back Bone
38. Which part of the eye absorbs light from the sides of the eye?
39. Which neuron carries an impulse to the synapse and is the sender?
40. Which cranial nerves have the highest branches
41. The three sections of the brain we talked about are the Old Brain, Limbic System and the .....
42. Increased heart rate in response to danger is controlled by which division of the nervous system?
43. The hypothalamus is part of the
44. Short-term memory seems to be processed in the ..... and frontal lobe areas.
45. Which body system is responsible for transporting nutrients, oxygen, and cellular waste products throughout the body?
46. Type of neuron for cranial nerve X
47. What detect changes in surroundings or detect stimuli and then convert information to impulse?
48. What is the name of the response when the body is RELAXED?
49. The sclera is designed for
50. The afferent neuron relays message from the ..... to the brain.
51. Your spinal cord sends .....
52. Vibrations pass from the eardrum to tiny bones called the ....., ....., and .....
53. Which type of sensory receptor responds to a hot mouthful of food?
54. Send the nerve impulses to the dendrites of other neurons
55. Sight, touch, taste, smell, hear
56. Can our body help us in any situation without our Nerves reaching the brain
57. What else does our ears do besides help us to hear?
58. The threshold for voltage-gated sodium channels to open is .....
59. What is the name of the component that houses the neurotransmitters?
60. The parts of the CNS are