Nervous System Quiz 323 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which nerves carry messages from the body to the brain?
2. Touch, pressure, temperature, pain.
3. Lets light into the anterior surface of the eye
4. The main portion of the Peripheral Nervous System is the?
5. Which of the following conditions is characterized by progressive disorientation, apathy, speech and gait disturbances, and loss of memory:
6. What is a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes?
7. TRUE/FALSE:The peripheral nervous system controls how the body reacts to an experience.
8. Parts of the Brain Stem
9. The brain sends messages to our body and our body sends messages to our brain
10. A collection of organs that work together to gather and interpret information about the body's internal and external environment, and respond to that information.
11. What is the "role" of myelin?
12. Monitors cerebrospinal fluid
13. Vessels that bring blood towards the heart
14. Which procedure involves measuring the dimensions of the brain?
15. Both the brain and spinal cord are protected by what other body system?
16. What type of receptors experience the sensations of touch, cold, heat, pain, and pain.
17. When you see a color, the brain is sending a signal to your eye.
18. The nervous system is made up of cells.
19. In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the ..... of a single neuron.
20. FROM WHAT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS MADE OF
21. How many parts are there in our brain
22. The functions of the spinal cord include .....
23. Inside the nose there is .....
24. Your CNS is made up of:
25. This is a fatty outer layer which insulates the neuron allowing the electrical impulses conducted to move faster by jumping
26. Are the number of skin receptors the same everywhere in the body?
27. Sensation of spinning or dizziness usually caused by an inner-ear disorder or condition
28. Helps with balance and coordination
29. Calcium is responsible for
30. What type of nerve connect the sensory nerve with the motor nerves and carry impulses betweet them?
31. The left hemisphere is responsible for
32. Which part of the brain stem connects with the spinal cord?
33. Interprets and processes information and delivers commands to PNS
34. What part is responsible for visual processing?
35. Euphoria neurotransmitter
36. ..... pairs of cranial nerves serve primarily the head and neck.
37. What nerve supplies motor fibers to four of the six muscles that direct the eyeball, the eyelid, and control lens shape and pupil size?
38. Where is the Purkinje cell found?
39. When sodium enters the neuron, it becomes .....
40. Which nerve is a motor nerve that conducts impulses that moves the eyes and eyelids and focuses light coming into the eye?
41. Which type of nerve receptors are responsible for detecting mechanical force, like vibration, pressure, stretch, and touch?
42. Can cause gingival hyperplasia
43. A muscle receives a message that tells it to contract. This nerve impulse followed an ..... pathway.
44. This causes the heart to beat faster or slower.
45. Tube that connects the pharynx with the middle ear
46. Different sense receptors are located in different parts of the body. How might sensory receptors in the nose different from those in other parts of the body?
47. What lobe is considered the visual lobe?
48. Action potentials happen within WHICH body system?
49. What sense can bypass the thalamus and go directly to the brain?
50. What structure connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres?
51. The part of the brain that controls the right side of the body is the
52. Which divisions of the nervous system use sensory neurons to send messages to the central nervous system? Click all that apply!
53. Sends an impulse to a muscle or gland, enabling it to respond
54. Human brain is made up of how many parts?
55. Based on studies, who has a quicker reaction time?
56. What type of receptor detects temperature?
57. This section of the brain contains the reflex centers for chewing, facial expression, and eyeball movement
58. Which lobe is responsible for social skills, making decisions, and interpreting social behaviors?
59. During a biology class, Arjun was asked to explain the function of the ....., which is the network of billions of nerve cells that send information to all parts of the body. Can you help Elijah and Priya identify what Arjun was talking about?
60. A nerve cell that allows sensory and motor neurons to communicate with each other.