Nervous System Quiz 94 (60 MCQs)

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1. Carries information from one side of the brain to the other
2. The hearing receptors are located within the:
3. The function of the Cardiovascular System is:
4. Do you remember which lobe processes the sensory information coming from the hand?
5. What type of nerve allows the brain and the spinal cord to receive messages from the different parts of the body?
6. To see an object comfortably and distinctly, we must hold it about ..... cm from our eyes.
7. This division of our ANS stimulates secretory activity of glands such as digestive and salivary
8. Which of these actions would the cerebrum be in charge of?
9. How many pairs of cranial nerves?
10. Question 5The human brain weighs about:( the right answer)
11. Which properties of nerve cells are most important for their ability to carry out their task in helping animals deal with sensory input?
12. Name the lowermost part of the brain
13. Which part of the brain co-ordinates consciousness, intelligence, memory and language
14. Which type of photoreceptor is more common (95%) in dogs?
15. Cell body that contains the nucleus
16. Which of the following is not one of the senses?
17. SOMATIC NEURAL SYSTEM transmit impulses to:
18. Carries impluses from one neuron to another
19. Highly branched extensions that receive signals from other neurons
20. This part of the eye sends messages to the brain
21. What helps protect the brain from injury?
22. The brain acts like .....
23. What gland produces melatonin?
24. Combining form for cerebrum.
25. If you throw a ball with your left hand, which hemisphere of the brain controls the act?
26. What best describes the spinal cord?
27. OUR EARS HAVE THREE PARTS:OUTER EAR, MIDDLE EAR AND OUTER EAR. WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE EARDRUM AND THE THREE SMALL BONES?
28. What imaging method is a compiled series of X-rays?
29. What is the function of the hormone adrenaline?
30. The ..... provide the insulating sheath surrounding axons in the CNS.
31. In the term dys/lex/ia, lex means ..... (a)
32. When you have trouble standing and/or feel dizzy your ..... is having trouble?
33. Spastic Paralysis is a symptom of what disease?
34. The ..... neurons carry information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
35. Your spinal cord is part of your central nervous system.
36. Scientific name for muscle fiber bundle.
37. An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
38. Minute gaps between messaging neurons
39. The system control all our body is .....
40. Allows passage of light to the retina through posterior cavity because of its clear appearance
41. Which body system carries signals to and from the brain?
42. The brain communicates with the rest of the body through the spinal cord and nerves
43. Which region of the brain controls our breathing and heartbeat?
44. This feature is important in how quick an impulse travels down an axon
45. Increases the rate of impulse transmission and insulates and maintains the axon
46. Which of the following is part of the limbic system?
47. Consists of a sensory and motor division 'the extremities'
48. What is the name for a cell in the nervous system?
49. The Peripheral Systems allows the brain and spinal cord to receive and send messages to other parts of the body.
50. Known as the wind pipe
51. The trigmenal nerve does chewing and facial sensations, so is this cranial nerve sensory, motor, or both?
52. How are the molecules detected for taste?
53. What connects the 2 cerebral hemispheres?
54. A neuron with a cell body located in the CNS whose primary function is connecting other neurons is called a(n):
55. When in Fight or Flight mode, the lack of salivation is activated by the;
56. The transparent region on the anterior aspect of the eye through which light initially enters is the
57. When the body temperature drop below normal ranges, arterioles in the skin will
58. What pigment is responsible for giving skin color and protecting skin from UV rays?
59. The ..... nerves carry stimuli to the brain.
60. The dorsal root ganglion contains