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Nervous System Quiz 59 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which one does not use the brainstem?
2. David is experiencing symptoms that include an inability to move and respiratory distress. His doctor is concerned that he may have which disorder?
3. The function of sneezing is to expel mucus containing foreign particles from the nasal cavity. A person sneezes when foreign particles pass through the nasal hair which triggers the release of chemical that activates body system causing sneezing. What body part is activated?
4. Somatic nervous system controls the voluntary muscles
5. ..... is responsible for conducting nerve impulses away from the body.
6. General sensory input, such as pain, touch, and temperature are carried to the
7. Our hearing, smelling and tasting occurs primarily in which lobe of the brain?
8. The electrical signal jumps from myelin sheath $\rightarrow$ myelin sheath.
9. Action potentials normally travel along an axon
10. Which item contains the structures that are not from the neural crest cells?
11. What do you do when you taste BACON?
12. The neuroglial cells that connect the neuron to the blood vessel to control the chemical environment of the neurons/brain are called
13. Which part of the brain helps in balancing your body and coordinating all your muscles?
14. Which of the following glial cells use cilia to help circulate the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
15. The ..... function of the nervous system refers to information being interpreted so that the brain can make decisions.
16. Regulation of an organism's internal, life maintaining conditions is a definition of which of the following terms?
17. When the ..... contract, the arm bends towards the shoulder.
18. Which structure carries impulses from CNS to effectors?
19. Produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain & spinal cord and helps circulate it.
20. The brain weighs approximately 1.4 kg and composed of 1 billion neurons.
21. Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body.
22. These types of neurotranmitters increase the membranes permiability, thus increasing the changes threashold will be achieved.
23. The gap between Schwann cells is known as the
24. Increased heart rate, is a response controlled by which system?
25. Which of the following is not a nervous system function?
26. Only pair of cranial nerves to extend to the thoracic and abdominal cavities
27. Clustered ribosomes and rough ER
28. A nerve tract that allows the communication between the two cerebral hemispheres
29. Which step happens after the fusion of vesicles with the axon terminal membrane
30. The receptor on the tongue that helps you taste is called a
31. Under the thalamus, makes up the floor of the diencephalon, an important autonomic nervous system center because it plays a role in the regulation of body temperature, water balance, and metabolism. contains centers for thirst, appetite, sex, pain and pleasure, controls the pituitary gland.
32. What part of the brain controls our senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, sound)?
33. Release of adrenaline occurs in which part of the nervous system?
34. Which organ is responsible for your sense of BALANCE?
35. A boxer was hit and knocked him down. The part of the boxer's brain that experienced impaired function during a fall was most likely .....
36. The main connection between the right and left hemisphere of the cerebrum is the
37. What are the three main parts of the brainstem?
38. Interneurons aslo called
39. A ..... is an automatic reaction to a stimulus that involves the movement of an impulse from a sensory receptor along the sensory nerve to the spinal cord.
40. Keep the eyes moist by spreading tears and mucus
41. It's nucleus is difficult to see because of overlying granules
42. The space between a presynaptic and post synaptic neuron
43. Which term matches the following definition. Definition:The organ system that that senses, process and responses the information it gets in that order.
44. Pressure is maintained on two sides of ear drum by
45. Which division of the nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord?
46. Which of the following are the two sections of the nervous system
47. What is the name for the bundle of nerves that runs through your backbone?
48. How do you test the Trochlear Nerve?
49. The ..... send and receive messages from the brain.
50. Maintains homeostasis
51. Nerves that transmit impulses toward the brain and spinal cord are:
52. What is the equation to calculate speed?
53. Which cranial nerve allows for speech?
54. Which type of MRI scan is good for detecting ischemic stroke in the first few hours?
55. Most drugs that affect the nervous system, especially recreational or illegal drugs, raise the level of the neurotransmitter
56. ..... send information from the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin to the brain.
57. The structure that holds the two brain hemispheres together:
58. A man injures his arm in an accident. Afterwards, he can move his hand but cannot feel objects touching his hand. What could cause this?
59. What are reflexes?
60. Which best describes the function of the nervous system?
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