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Nervous System Quiz 97 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the function of efferent nerves?
2. ..... carry messages from one cell to another so that communication among all body parts is smooth and efficient
3. This neurotransmitter is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter; known for producing a calming effect; involved in sleep, relaxation, anxiety regulation, and muscle function
4. A group of nerve cell bodies located in the peripheral nervous system.
5. Which groove divides the brain into 2 hemispheres?
6. Which neurotransmitter is involved in muscle movements?
7. Body's sense of position when you're not moving.
8. Neuron-glandular cell chemical synapses (NGJ) involve the release of .....
9. ..... is responsible for reflex action.
10. Which part of the peripheral nervous system controls the internal organs and coordinates involuntary responses such as sneezing and digestion? It also affects organs such as the heart, liver, and sweat glands.
11. How do Parkinson's and Alzheimer's affect signal transmission in the nervous system?
12. A nerve cell. The basic structural unit of the nervous system.
13. What is a response?
14. I use my ..... to read a book.
15. Neurons that transmit impulses from sensory receptors in the skin or internal organs toward the CNS are called:
16. Depolarization occurs, making a neuron more positive, because ..... rushes into the cell.
17. The brain is the ..... of control.
18. The tough fluid-containing membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord is the:
19. Which nervous system slows heart rate?
20. The resting membrane potential of a typical neuron is:
21. The parietal lobes are mostly associated with processing
22. Sensory afferent division is ..... of the spinal because cells carry information.
23. The only kind of tissue in the body without pain receptors
24. A bundle of nerves that begin at the brain stem and continue down the center of the back; connects the brain stem to the peripheral nerves
25. It serves as a messenger since it integrates sensory and motor impulses.
26. Nerves we actively control; jumping with our legs, moving our arms
27. By function the entire nervous systems is divided into
28. Which of the following statements is true of the pupillary light reflex?
29. Also known as Glial Cells, are a category of specialized cells that perform support functions.
30. Pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and the body to the brain
31. Another name for a neuron
32. Contains hundreds of sacs containing neurotransmitters
33. Concerning conditions in a resting cell membrane
34. What side of your brain is in charge of language and critical thinking?
35. What type of nerve allows the brain and spinal cord to send messages to body issues and organs, instructing them to take appropriate action after the brain and the spinal cord receive message from the sensory nerves?
36. Shape of a neuron which has only one process that includes both the axon and dendrite.
37. These are special cells that gather information form the environment. Your sense organs have many of these.
38. The thickest and most superficial of the meninges is the .....
39. Left Hemisphere is for spatial perceptions, musical ability, artistic ability and emotions.
40. Sensory nerves carry signals to our muscles
41. Which of the following is the main part of the nervous system?
42. The colored part of the eye is the
43. The part of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes energy and gets the body ready to fight or flee:
44. Which best describes a nerve?
45. Which of the following statements about the "nervous system" is INCORRECT
46. Which type of neuron receives a nerve impulse from a sensory neuron?
47. If you are in an accident and are temporarily blind, which lobe has been damaged?
48. Bundles of myelinated axons in the brain and spinal cord
49. How do light rays travel?
50. What are the two major regions of the nervous system?
51. Which part of your brain controls your voluntary muscles?
52. Which glia cells are branched and produce myelin for the Central Nervous System?
53. What is the Occipital lobe responsible for?
54. The synapse is a gap between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of another.
55. The ..... is the dark circle in the center of your iris that lets light into the inner eye.
56. Which division of nervous sytem would be responsible for your digestion, breathing and heart beating?
57. Parkinson's disease is only seen in people of advanced age
58. If a neuron were to lose its myelin sheath, what MOST LIKELY would happen?
59. Transmits information to the smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
60. The small gap between two neurons, where nerve impulses are relayed by a neurotransmitter from the axon of a presynaptic (sending) neuron to the dendrite of a postsynaptic (receiving) neuron.
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