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Nervous System Quiz 95 (60 MCQs)

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1. Is a bundle of nerve fibers (axons or dendrites) extending outside the CNS. Take impulses to or away from CNS.
2. Which of the following is not a way in which regular physical activity can benefit the body?
3. What lobe is in charge of problem solving?
4. What are synaptic knobs?
5. Contains 3 structures:Midbrain, Pons, and Medulla Oblongata
6. The ..... is the expanded tip of an axon containing vesicles full of neurotransmitter
7. When a muscle is stimulated by an electrical impulse in a motor neurone it
8. Which type of active channels in the plasma membrane open or close when they bind certain chemicals, such as neurotransmitters?
9. What happens in the cerebrum?
10. This is what the cerebellum is associated with having control of in your body.
11. What gives the brain messages?
12. During an action potential, why is there a hyperpolarization phase?
13. The nerve that provides movement of the eye is the .....
14. The protective connective tissue which surrounds the whole groups of axons is called
15. Which one of the following diseases is caused by a virus that is introduced to the body through the skin and travels along sensory neurons to the brain?
16. Rounded structure that protrudes just below the mid brain. means "bridge" . has important nuclei involved in the control of breathing.
17. We should clean our ears with earbuds.
18. How do you describe the type of neuron that a child being raised in an impoverished environment would have?
19. Solving a math problem
20. When the action potential reaches the synaptic terminals, which event will occur next?
21. The thick, tough outer layer of the meninges is:
22. Which one of the following is not a function of the cerebrum?
23. Hair cells in the organ of Corti are involved in the sense of
24. Disorder forms during fetal development, birth, or infancy; lack of oxygen, loss of muscle control
25. True or False. Your somatic nervous system is your INVOLUNTARY nervous system.
26. Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs to the
27. Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
28. The ..... system is made up of the lungs and the passageways that lead to them.
29. The left side of the brain controls the ..... of the body.
30. The spinal canal is found at the ..... of the spinal cord
31. This portion of the nervous system is in charge or "rest an digest" or winding down after a stressful event.
32. ..... neurons carry information from the sensory receptors to the central nervous system.
33. A concussion occurs when the brain hits the inside of the .....
34. In which part of the ear is sound changed into electrical signals which are then sent to the brain?
35. Region of the brain that connects the left and right hemispheres
36. Which of the following blood vessels have valves to prevent blood from back flow.
37. Which part of the brain is responsible for moving the eyes?
38. What is the function of the semicircular canals in the inner ear?
39. The hairs in the cochlea determine
40. Why does the brain have so many folds?
41. When a nerve fiber is polarized, the concentration of
42. What is the nervous system made of?
43. Function(s) of the myelin sheath?
44. This area of the brain is responsible for the interpretation of language/speech.
45. Nerve receptors that respond to vibrations are classified as
46. Part of the neuron that holds the major cell organelles like the nucleus
47. The ..... nervous system also contains the ..... and cell bodies of most ..... neurons
48. Which part of a neuron makes up white matter in your brain?
49. Which part of the brain controls involuntary processes such as breathing?
50. Fluid located in a small chamber between the cornea and the iris
51. The region where the signals that travel down the axon are generated
52. The operative repair of a defect of the skull
53. Which part of the brain carries out mental processes such as learning and remembering?
54. The greater the diameter of an axon =
55. What organ controls involuntary activities, such as breathing, circulation, and swallowing?
56. Kinetic energy can be described as
57. What is the major function of cerebrum of brain?
58. Impulses that travel along neurons with myelin move faster than nerves without myelin.
59. The diagram shows the human nervous system.Which letter indicates a part of the central nervous system?
60. The types of neurons that carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord are called
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