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Nervous System Quiz 32 (60 MCQs)

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1. The action potential occurs when the neuron is in excited state which correlates to
2. This system can be controlled, AKA the voluntary nervous system
3. Match the statement to the function. 'Information is processed and a decision is made.'
4. Which is the largest section of the human brain?
5. The 24-hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species.
6. The peripheral nervous system that works unconsciously
7. An increased heart rate would happen when which autonomic nervous system is active?
8. What does the brain the spinal cord refer to?
9. Which system detects information from the environment and directs the way your body responds to this information?
10. The neurons which carries impulse fromthe central nervous system to the musclefibre.
11. The two major functional properties of neurons are .....
12. Myelinated nerve fibers appear
13. Your ..... is the boss of your body and controls everything you do.
14. Nerves that carry impulses away from the CNS are called:
15. "Rest & digest" best describes the functions of the
16. The dendrites transform a stimulus into an electrical signal, called .....
17. What areas of the brain play a role in ensuring that a person remembers events that are emotional and important?(Sousa, 2017 p.19)
18. Chemical made by glands that tell cells to make something or respond in some way.
19. What is the watery liquid that bathes the brain and spinal cord and helps protect them?
20. What type of receptors detect touch in the skin?
21. The sciatic nerve is part of what plexus?
22. Structure located under the brain and controls balance and walking:
23. The brain and spinal cord are part of the .....
24. Sensory nerves that send visual stimuli messages to the brain
25. These neuron processes transmit information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands
26. The neurons that send signals from the body to the brain are .....
27. Where do axons carry impulses?
28. When you walk across the room you are using which part of your brain?
29. A blocked blood vessel in the brain can lead to a .....
30. Which part of the nervous system controls actions that happen automatically (involuntarily)?
31. What nerve supplies motor fibers to the pharynx (throat) that promotes swallowing and saliva production?
32. Involuntary stimuli transmitted to skeletal muscles from neural arcs in the spinal cord.
33. Which hormone is affected by the dying of neurons in the substantia nigra causing Parkinson's disease?
34. Primary Motor Speech Area
35. Which structure is not from the neural tube?
36. Events or environmental conditions that trigger a nerve impulse and cause an organism to respond are called .....
37. What is the basic structure of the nervous system?
38. The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for:
39. Where is the control system?
40. Dementia that is caused by the development of lesions in the cortex during middle to late adulthood is called .....
41. Which part of the skeletal system protects the heart and lungs?
42. A person with Parkinson's Disease likely has damage to their
43. What can you infer about "thermo" from the info about thermoreceptors?
44. This disease is characterized by uncoordinated muscle movement and being unbalanced
45. Excitable cells that respond to stimuli by conducting impulses to transmit signals
46. An example of LOCAL cell communication is:
47. Combining form that means sleep
48. Nerves are ..... branched structures .....
49. Theeardruuum is present in the ..... ear.
50. Region where a motor neuron comes in close contact with a muscle cell.
51. What type of neuron has only two processes?
52. QA-What makes up the CNS
53. Which part of the CNS coordinates muscle movements?
54. What is the function of the brain?
55. The sympathetic nervous system causes a "resting and digesting" state
56. Which of the following controls the body functions you never think about, like breathing or heart rate?
57. A portion of the brainstem that relays information concerning vision, hearing, motor activity, sleep and wake cycles, alertness, and temperature awareness.
58. Which layer of the meninges is the one that contains the cerebrospinal fluid?
59. ..... ions start inside the cell and then move out of the cell to cause repolarization of a neuron
60. Carry messages from the brain or the spinalcord to the muscles and glands telling them what and how much to do
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