Nervous System Quiz 108 (20 MCQs)

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1. The area between the pre-synaptic cell and the post-synaptic cell is termed the synaptic cleft.
2. All electrical signals are sent along this highway between the brain and whatever area that is communicating with the brain
3. What part of your brain houses your amygdala?
4. Glial cells which line the cavities of the brain and spinal cord; have cilia which circulate CSF
5. What 2 organs make up the central nervous system?
6. Nerve signals move at over ..... mph.
7. Coordinates involuntary movement (breathing, heartbeat, etc)
8. Area of the frontal lobe that is responsible for speech production.
9. Which of the following is part of the peripheral nervous system?
10. Which of these receptors help with body position and balance?
11. If you picked up a hot coal, the signal from the sensory neurons in your fingertips would travel to ..... in your spinal cord.
12. Which of these neuroglial cells forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?
13. The cell body of a neuron is also known as:
14. Which of the following is the effect seen during a restful activity?
15. Neuroglia that produce scar tissue in the brain and spinal cord, but also provides structure and support are
16. This lobe is responsible for the stimuli such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
17. The two parts of the nervous system are the?
18. Which system is responsible for your "Fight or Flight"
19. True or False. The nervous system is divided into two divisions-the Central Nervous System (brain and spinal cord) and the Peripheral Nervous System (neurons)
20. Where would you find a nervous system nerve?