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Nervous System Quiz 321 (60 MCQs)

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1. The two main types of cells in the nervous system are neurons and neuroglia.
2. What is the main function of the Occipital lobe?
3. In reflex arc, what passes information from interneurons to an effector?
4. Grooves on the brain
5. Tiny bones found in the middle ear
6. This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach
7. Why does an increase in axon diameter result in an increase in conduction velocity?
8. A neural pathway is best described as a
9. This part of the neuron contains fibers that receive messages from other neurons.
10. Astrocytes, Ependymal Cells, Schwann cells, microglia, oligodendrocytes are all:
11. The critical point at which a stimulus causes an action potential
12. Inflammation of the brain.
13. The inability to form the sounds of speech is called .....
14. This nerve carries messages from the body to the brain?
15. Which part of the brain controls muscular coordination and balance?
16. The basic unit of the nervous system is the .....
17. Before neurotransmitters can be sent across the synaptic cleft, what needs to be received?
18. Shivering when it is too cold is an example of a ..... action. (Choose the most correct answer)
19. The functions of the spinal cord are
20. A subdivision of the human nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord. Transmits & receives messages to & from the PNS
21. Imagine Abigail, David, and Aiden are playing a game of 'Neuron Tag'. In this game, Abigail is the 'Interneuron'. What would be her role?
22. If you damage a spinal nerve, paralyzation will occur from which of the following locations
23. Used to sense the environment, but doesn't directly convert into electrical signals for our body
24. Nerves that carry messages from the brain to the different parts of the body are called .....
25. Receptors for taste and smell are classified as:
26. What type of stimulus? Touch a hot skillet
27. The impulse conducting cells of the nervous system are called:
28. These neurons do not have a well defined dendrite network and have the cell body located in the interior of the neuron.
29. Damage to the prefrontal cortex would most likely result in
30. Which of the following is NOT a degenerative disease?
31. The somatic nervous system innervates the skeletal system and is .....
32. What dose the Mollusk have?
33. Which characteristic of a neuron determines the speed of action potential conducted down the axon?
34. Which is the one responsible for producing and releasing melatonin?
35. These contain receptors that detect motion of the head.
36. Acts as a relay station for sensory information, directing it to the appropriate areas of the brain for processing
37. What organ involve in the secretion of insulin?
38. Which letter is pointing to the soma?
39. Bipolar disorder is similar to schizophrenia in that researchers suspect that both include trouble with the neurotransmitter
40. What's in the center of a bone
41. Axon terminals are filled with tiny sacs, or vesicles, that contain chemical messengers called .....
42. The brain and spinal cord are protected by membranes known as the .....
43. Light enters the eye through a thin membrane called the
44. ..... are the building blocks of life.
45. Most posterior part of the cerebrum, this process visual information:
46. The spreading of cancerous cells is called
47. Destruction of a nerve
48. What are the 2 types of neurones?
49. Supplies motor fibers for one external eye muscle
50. Which of the following is controlled by automatic nerves?
51. Which muscles are involuntary? Choose the BEST answer.
52. Defective curvature of the cornea that produces blurred vision; maybe present with nearsightedness or farsightedness
53. Reflexes ARE connected to the nerves
54. Which specialist deals with the nervous disorders
55. Which is not one of the senses?
56. What meninges are very thin contains blood vessels and nerves.
57. Which hemisphere of the brain would Creativity occur?
58. What's the main job of nerve cells?
59. Which neuron structure has a short single process leaving the cell body?
60. Area of the temporal lobe involved in language comprehension.
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