Nervous System Quiz 43 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the sympathetic NS in charge of?
2. The fact that an action potential will occur as long as the threshold is exceeded is known as the .....
3. Color of the stool
4. Which term means 'little brain'?
5. What are the glial cells that protect the nervous system from infections?
6. Cells that "eat" germs near neuron
7. Consists of a network of nerves that branch out from the central nervous system and connect it to the rest of the body.
8. Which is the correct order in brain process?
9. What part of the neuron can be described as a tail like structure that carries the impulse away from the cell body?
10. What is the organ that controls your body
11. Example of involuntary muscle
12. What controls all skeletal system activities?
13. Type of neuron that relays messages from the brain to muscles of glands
14. Numbers 10/11/12
15. How many types of neurons do we have?
16. Chewing, sensation in the teeth and face
17. Which system is the skull a part of?
18. Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating body temperature and water balance?
19. These are the specialized capillaries of the Pia Mater that are responsible for producing Cerebrospinal Fluid.
20. A type of receptor that detects chemicals, including tastes and smells.
21. What is a cable-like bundle of axons that communicate the brain to the rest of the body?
22. Which statement best describes a Leak ion channels?
23. This cranial nerve takes visual information to the brain
24. Which Cranial Nerve is called the Hypoglossal Nerve?
25. Which types of muscle tissue are striated?
26. The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs
27. The autonomic nervous system has two subsystems:sympathetic and parasympathetic.
28. Which is the upper part of the brain
29. It sends messages, it is long and there is only one.
30. The "blind spot" of the eye where no photo receptor cells are present is located at the:
31. It is a very hot, sunny day so a dog sits in the shade.
32. Which of the following is not the function of the facial nerve?
33. Which organs are found in the central nervous system?
34. The part of the brain that acts a relay center to the spinal cord.
35. Which disease or disorder is not degenerative?
36. Axons are NOT usually myelinated and have an afferent function
37. Vital bodily functions such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature, and digestion are monitored or controlled in this area of the brain.
38. Neurons are distinguishable from all other cells of the body by thin fibers called dendrites and axon.
39. The body's way of responding to threats is:
40. The main function of muscle spindles is
41. A ..... depresses the CNS to produce calm and diminished responsiveness without producing sleep.
42. The central Nervous System of man is composed of
43. It is also called as affarent division in Peripheral Nervous system.
44. It is a pool of blood in between the brain and its outermost covering.
45. The dendrites of a neuron carry a stimulus
46. Schwann cells produce myelin in the peripheral nervous system. Oligodendrocytes produce cerebrospinal fluid in the central nervous system.
47. Which Cation "causes" repolarization in a neuron
48. Which system controls all other systems in the body?
49. The structures of the ear that are important for balance are the
50. Cilia moves spinal fluid
51. Which is an example of a immovable joint?
52. Largest portion of the diencephalon which communicates sensory and motor function.
53. Which type of neuroglia add myelin to CNS axons?
54. This part of the nervous system includes sensory neurons and motor neurons to communicate with other organs of the human body.
55. The ..... controls balance, posture, and coordination.
56. Neural tissue associated with the digestive system that is responsible for nervous control through autonomic connections.
57. Each of the following is a type of neuroglial cell of the central nervous system except
58. A neuron that is polarized, stable and negatively charged-it ready to fire.
59. The role of the somatic sensory association area is
60. Largest part of the brain; responsible for voluntary muscular activity, 5 senses, thoughts, learning and memory.