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Nervous System Quiz 50 (60 MCQs)

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1. True or False:The cerebrum is a bundle of nerves going down your back.
2. This part of the brain stem controls scanning motion of the eyes and head in response to visual stimuli. It also relays auditory stimuli to the thalamus.
3. The meninges are .....
4. Coordinates muscle movements and is important to learning and performing skilled movements.
5. Which of the following organisms have hydrostatic skeleton?
6. What are humans?
7. A collection of nerve cell bodies in the PNS that relays nerve signals.
8. The cells in the nervous system are the .....
9. The functional connection between the axon of a neuron and the dendrite or cell body of another neuron or the membrane of another cell type
10. Which nervous system carries out the following scenario:Sensing the coldness of an ice cube
11. Another word for action potential
12. Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia. "disposes of bacteria and dead brain cells"
13. Which neurotransmitter is released by the sympathetic nervous system?
14. The cord which the axillary nerve comes off of is the
15. The vitreous humor is
16. How many central nervous system glial cells are there?
17. One of two main branches of the nervous system, this branch is made up of the brain and the spinal cord and acts as the control center.
18. Branch extending from a neuron that receives signals from another neuron through a synapse
19. Which nerve transmits information from the eye to the brain?
20. Which of the following organs is NOT a part of the nervous system?
21. What ždetects changes in muscle length
22. What is gray matter composed of?
23. What is function of cranial nerve no 7?
24. What part of your brain controls breathing?
25. What part of the brain deals with motor skills and balance?
26. The neuron processes that normally receive incoming stimuli are called .....
27. The part of the brain that is most associated with sleep.
28. The part of the neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body (soma)
29. Of the following, the area that has the greatest effect on visceral functions such as heart rate and hormone production is the .....
30. What is another name for a nerve?
31. Large group of nerves that runs through the center of the spine
32. The main message center of the brain that controls our involuntary movements that sustain life
33. What enters the eyes so you can see?
34. In action potential, the typical value for resting membrane potential voltage is
35. Which of the following statements regarding the labeled structures in the diagram below is TRUE?
36. Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten?
37. True or False. Our autonomic nervous system has less myelination than our somatic nervous system
38. Arterial blockage of blood to the brain
39. The division of the nervous system that controls motor movement
40. Which of these protects the spinal cord?
41. The forebrain consists of the following
42. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Lept/o [ LEPTO ]?
43. Without your sense of smell, food would taste better.
44. What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse?
45. Gray matter of the nervous system is composed of .....
46. The brainstem contains the thalamus and hypothalamus.
47. What type of neurons carry signals to the locomotor system?
48. Which letter represents the Nodes of Ranvier?
49. The autonomic nervous system is divided into what branches?
50. In the autonomic division, this place where neurons meet is located close to the effector organs so that messages tend to be very specific to that organ:
51. This part of the brain is responsible for hearing and language understanding.
52. Select the five organs that make up the sensory system.
53. What part of the brain controls movement of the skeletal muscles?
54. The stringy parts that lead away from the cell body are called .....
55. Any change or signal in the environment that an organism can recognize and react to is what?
56. A patient has an injury to dorsal root of the spinal nerve at the sacral level of the spinal cord. His symptoms will include:
57. True or False:Interneurons can be found in the spinal cord.
58. The "rest and digest" division of the Autonomic Nervous System is called the ..... division.
59. After sound waves are collected by the auricle, then what must happen?
60. What is the main function of the skeletal system?
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