Nervous System Quiz 184 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following glial cells use cilia to help circulate the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
2. The ..... function of the nervous system refers to information being interpreted so that the brain can make decisions.
3. Phren/o
4. Regulation of an organism's internal, life maintaining conditions is a definition of which of the following terms?
5. When the ..... contract, the arm bends towards the shoulder.
6. Which structure carries impulses from CNS to effectors?
7. Produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain & spinal cord and helps circulate it.
8. The brain weighs approximately 1.4 kg and composed of 1 billion neurons.
9. Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body.
10. These types of neurotranmitters increase the membranes permiability, thus increasing the changes threashold will be achieved.
11. The gap between Schwann cells is known as the
12. Encephala/o
13. Increased heart rate, is a response controlled by which system?
14. Which of the following is not a nervous system function?
15. Only pair of cranial nerves to extend to the thoracic and abdominal cavities
16. Clustered ribosomes and rough ER
17. A nerve tract that allows the communication between the two cerebral hemispheres
18. Which step happens after the fusion of vesicles with the axon terminal membrane
19. The receptor on the tongue that helps you taste is called a
20. Under the thalamus, makes up the floor of the diencephalon, an important autonomic nervous system center because it plays a role in the regulation of body temperature, water balance, and metabolism. contains centers for thirst, appetite, sex, pain and pleasure, controls the pituitary gland.