Nervous System Quiz 57 (60 MCQs)

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1. Cranial nerve VII, carries motor information to muscles on the face, and sensory information from the face and jaws back to the brain:
2. Main class used to treat ADHD
3. ..... gives the eye its distinct colour.
4. Sympatheic is "rest and digest"
5. Which of the following describes the function of Schwann cells?
6. Portion of the CNS that decodes signals sent by the sensory portion
7. What do you call the home to the information that essentially defines us:our intelligence, memory, personality, emotion, speech, and ability to feel and move?
8. What does letter D represent?
9. Select an example of repolarization
10. What light sensitive cells are stimulated in dim light?
11. Which system regulates the heart?
12. The space between the axon terminal and the dendrite of the receiving neuron is called the
13. The extension of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body and towards the synapse is called a/an
14. The nerve message within a neuron is ..... while across the synapse it's .....
15. This is a shallow groove.
16. This insulating material forms a layer around the axon of a neuron. It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
17. Which part of the peripheral nervous system coordinates voluntary actions such as muscle movement and carries information about skin, muscles, and joints and gives awareness of pain, pressure, and temperature?
18. Cone shaped region where the axon joins the cell body
19. The organelle that contains genetic material
20. Once the brain processes the impulse ..... What happens next?
21. When you touch something hot, what is the path of the message?
22. Sponges have a nervous system *
23. What is the second largest region of the brain and is located at the back of the skull?
24. Motor transmitters that carry impulses from the CNS to the muscles and glands
25. Why do people get sleepy after eating a big meal?
26. The endocrine system works to maintain stable internal conditions (balance).
27. Type of neuron helper cell that digests debris and bacteria
28. Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?
29. What is responsible for maintaining the resting membrane potential?
30. If you are playing football you are using your ..... nervous system
31. Hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla, released by sympathetic nervous system
32. What organ is related to the sense of SIGHT?
33. The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body.
34. A reduction in the voltage across a neuron or muscle cell membrane from its normal polarized state by movement of sodium ions to the inside of the cell. This results in an action potential in the case of a neuron or the initiation of a contraction in the case of a muscle cell.dendrites
35. Which term describes the direction of signal transmission by the Efferent System?
36. The cell organelles that contain neurotransmitters are the
37. As an impulse moves along the axon, it jumps from one node to the next, which increases the speed at which the impulse can travel
38. A female patient experiences a significant disruption in the circadian rhythm for various sex hormones and corticosterone. A tumor is discovered in the forebrain of this patient. Which of the following structures most likely contains the tumor?
39. A signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses
40. When we experience fight or flight stress, our blood sugar
41. The site of intercellular communication between neurons or between a neuron and an effector is the
42. Where is the diencephalon located?
43. Which layer directly encases the bone?
44. Logical decision making is processed here.
45. What type of muscle is found in the bladder?
46. Found at the posterior base of the cerebrum and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:
47. How many nerves do we have in our body?
48. Afferent nerves are called
49. *The quickest source of ATP for skeletal muscles is:
50. The inner layer, known as the delicate mother
51. Which of the following is not a key principle of exercise programming?
52. Which of the following does not use radiation?
53. What's the function of the automatic system?
54. Which part of the eye is responsible for admitting light, is an extension of the sclera, and contains no blood vessels?
55. A chromatophilic substance is:
56. Sensation of noises in the ears when no sound is present; ringing of the ears
57. This lobe of the brain is responsible for visual processing and assigning meaning to what you see. Which part of the brain is this?
58. Autonomic NS-Normal Resting activities "rest and repair"
59. What part of the nervous system slows involuntary responses in the body (also known as the "rest-and-digest" nervous system)
60. Which system controls body movements?