Nervous System Quiz 264 (20 MCQs)

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1. Beta amyloid deposits in neuritic plaques are the pathogenesis of:

Correct Answer: C) Alzheimer's disease.

2. Brain

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

3. Responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.

Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe.

4. The medical term for headache:

Correct Answer: D) Cephalgia.

5. A 70 year old man has developed a shuffling gait and tremors. He may be developing:

Correct Answer: D) Parkinson's disease.

6. Letter f represents the .....

Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitter.

7. Alicia suffered a brain disease that destroyed major portions of her temporal lobes. Alicia is most likely to suffer some loss of:

Correct Answer: A) AUDITORY PERCEPTION.

8. The parasympathetic nervous system does what to the heart beat?

Correct Answer: A) Causes it to slow.

9. The CF myel/o means

Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord.

10. Points between two neurons or between a neuron and an effector organ

Correct Answer: C) Conclusion.

11. The part of the eye that focuses light onto the retina:

Correct Answer: C) Lens.

12. Portion of neurons that contain fibers that send messages to other neurons

Correct Answer: B) Axons.

13. What is 5 pointing to?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons.

14. Thinking of the pathway of an impulse from stimulus to response (not involving a reflex), where does the brain send the impulse to?

Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord.

15. What does afferent neuron do?

Correct Answer: A) Carry info towards CNS.

16. The axon is covered is covered by a SHEATH

Correct Answer: A) MYELIN SHEATH.

17. Substance that is released at axonal endings (axon terminal)

Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitters.

18. Where are the sensory neurons located that receive pain information from your body and send it to the brain?

Correct Answer: C) Dorsal root ganglion.

19. The ..... system is responsible for controlling the body's movements

Correct Answer: B) Nervous.

20. Transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)

Correct Answer: A) TIA.