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Nervous System Quiz 47 (60 MCQs)

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1. Nerves make up the .....
2. Hearing receptors within the organ of Corti are called:
3. Once a nerve impulse has traveled the length of the neuron, the neuron may immediately experience another action potential.
4. The brain is made up of about ..... water.
5. What is the function of the brainstem?
6. The skin serves as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection.
7. Made up of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and senses.
8. The brain and spinal cord are the two major parts of the human body that make up the .....
9. If the left side is paralyzed, what part of the brain is oxygen-deficient?
10. Located on the posterior side of the brain, this structure is critical for maintaining posture, balance, and coordinating timing of smooth movements.
11. Overall function function of the nervous is to coordinate the body's system by receiving and sending information and
12. What is the main function of the cerebellum?
13. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Dendr/o [ DENDR/O ]?
14. Most important and common inhibitory neurotransmitter
15. We have five sense organs.
16. What is the function of the Soma?
17. What might happen if your body lacked neurotransmitters?
18. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Mening/o [ MENING/O ]?
19. The human brain is about ..... % of the normal body weight and consumes ..... of the total oxygen taken into the body.
20. What is a phenotype
21. This structure is the back of the eye and it sends images to the optic nerve.
22. Peripheral Nervous System includes
23. The joint between the skull and the backbone is ..... joint.
24. Which of the following does NOT correctly describe a resting neuron?
25. The point at which an impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another cell is called the:
26. What is the role of the myelin sheath in the transmission of nerve impulses?
27. Myelin sheaths are made from ....., a type of glial cell.
28. Whitish, fatty material covering axons
29. Chemical synapses are faster than electrical synapses.
30. Which inner ear structure contains the structures for hearing?
31. We should book ..... away from our eyes.
32. What are the 3 main parts of the brain?
33. The peripheral nervous system is made up of which part?
34. The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
35. They relax airways allowing you to increase respiration.
36. Which statement of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is Not true
37. In the synaptic clef, the nerve that receives the message is known as the
38. Which passageway allows both air and food to travel through it?
39. What is the name of the fluid that protects and helps nourish the central nervous system?
40. Special sensory neurons in sense organs that receive stimuli from the external environment
41. It includes communication paths (nerves) that connect the entire body to the brain and spinal cord.
42. When a neuron is depolarized:
43. The division of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergency situations (fight or flight, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate) is the
44. Hollow spaces in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid are called .....
45. The sympathetic nervous system is "fight or flight."
46. A disorder characterized by loss of function in thelower trunk and legs
47. True/ False:glial cells are larger in size than neurons
48. Which is NOT a symptom of a concussion?
49. The extension that transmit electrical impulses from the soma (cell body) to other parts is:(the talkers)
50. Using electrical and chemical signals, they help coordinate all of the necessary functions of life.
51. An organ that controls your emotions, your thoughts, and every movement you make.
52. The fluid in your mouth that starts to break down food right away is called saliva
53. The frontal lobe is responsible for personality, intellect, and speech.
54. Which cranial nerve would be used to slow your heart rate or change your digestion?
55. Muscle reflex actions are controlled by the autonomic nervous system since they are automatic responses.
56. Brain disorder with abnormal surges in electrical impulses in the neurons of the brain (seizures).
57. Which of the following IS NOT part of the nervous system?
58. An internal or external change that brings about a response is called a/an
59. Superior to the brainstem and has 3 major structures:Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Epithalamus
60. What type of neuron would be part of the motor division of the nervous system?
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