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Nervous System Quiz 81 (60 MCQs)

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1. Small part of brain stem that extends from the mammillary bodies to the pons inferiorly. reflex centers involved with vision and hearing.
2. The nervous system is divided into 2 sections called the central nervous system and the
3. Humans only use 10% of its brain capacity. People with a higher IQ use a bigger part.
4. At an electrical synapse ..... allow APs to be moved to the next neuron
5. This part of your brain sorts data
6. Describe the function of the somatic nervous system:
7. Where's axon terminals
8. Which disease is diagnosed in patients 45-65 with complaints of difficulty with movement and associated tremors?
9. What is the slow progressive decline in mental abilities including memory, thinking, judgement, and ability to pay attention?
10. A person suffered an accident and his right side of the body is paralyzed. Which part of his brain isaffected in this case?
11. Experiencing a broken bone while landing a gymnastic flip the wrong way.
12. What structure would you find in the medial temporal lobe?
13. Food moves through the ..... towards the stomach
14. The Medulla Obolongata controls our .....
15. Motor nerves send signals from ..... to .....
16. What are motor neurons?
17. Which part of the brain accepts all sensory information (except smell) and directs it to the correct parts of the body (Sousa 18)?
18. The first step of digestion is?
19. Anatomical division of the nervous system located within the cranial and vertebral cavities, namely the brain and spinal cord.
20. If someone suffers from a stroke and can't speak, which part of the brain is damaged?
21. Which system sends electrical signals throughout the body?
22. The anatomy of a neuron that transmits signals away from the cell body are called:
23. Which part of the brain controls involuntary muscles?
24. What is the joint that allows movement of our head?
25. Which nervous system disease may result in movement, cognitive and behavioral disorders?
26. How does information cross the synapse?
27. What does the central nervous system carry?
28. Which region of the brain sits on top of the brain stem and is made of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus?
29. The function of axons is to send impulses to other neuron cells
30. The two major divisions of the nervous system are the .....
31. Which of the following is an example of an internal stimulus?
32. Skin helps the body maintain steady ..... through perpiration and the enlarging of blood vessels.
33. Neuroglial wrapping around an axon, insulates electricity inside the axon increasing the speed of the impulse
34. Neurons are nourished and insulated by
35. Afferent nerves are called ....., and motor nerves are called .....
36. The brain is said to have gray matter due to
37. This is the main organ of the nervous system. It is a soft organ contained in the skull which receives and processes information, and decides what actions to do.
38. Your nervous system is made up of billions of specialized cells called .....
39. Hypermetropia is also known as
40. Negative feedback system help an organism
41. Which lobe of the brain controls reasoning, decision making & planning?
42. Conduction of an action potential can occur fastest in what type of nerves?
43. What is the second largest part of the brain that has an important role in motor function and balance?
44. How to differentiate the nervous systems between various kinds of animals?
45. The system that controls your voluntary muscle movements is the .....
46. Which part of the brain controls the autonomic nervous system, breathing, hiccups, and heartbeat?
47. What do interneurons do?
48. What is a mixed nerve?
49. Which of the following visual acuities would result in the best vision?
50. What is the control center of the entire nervous system?
51. ..... play an essential role in the regeneration of injured axons.
52. What is function of medula?
53. The purpose of the myelin sheath of the axon of a neuron is to
54. What type of actions does the spinal cord control?
55. Sound is best describes as
56. Which of the following bones has the primary purpose of protecting vital soft organs?
57. A disruption to one or more of the 3 basic functions of the nervous system will result in a homeostasis imbalance (T/F)?
58. What neuron carries signals to your muscles?
59. Glossopharyngeal
60. What does the term "Olfactory" refer to?
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