Nervous System Quiz 280 (20 MCQs)

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1. Combining form that means water
2. Lack of salivation, is a response controlled by which system?
3. The stimulus is most closely related to .....
4. The structure the helps control the sleep-wake cycle is the:
5. What type of bone tissue has many open spaces and often contains red marrow?
6. Your sense of smell and taste are part of what system?
7. The body system that breaks down food so it can be used by the body.
8. What disease is described as reoccurring seizures?
9. The type of involuntary muscle that moves food through the digestive tract is called:
10. In addition to muscles, tendons and joints, what else contains sensory receptors that use internal stimuli to detect movement?
11. Homeostasis for living organisms means .....
12. Afferent neurons are to sensory neurons as efferent neurons are to..... neurons.
13. The brain creates connections, or pathways, between these microscopic cells:
14. As you are walking home you start to hear footsteps coming closer and closer. At this point your ..... causes changes in your body that prepare you for action.
15. What role does the sodium-potassium pump have?
16. The PNS includes ..... that extend from the brain & spinal cord.
17. Afferent neurons are primarily responsible for which of the following?
18. Our breathing system is control and coordinated by this part of the brain.
19. Which central nervous system disorder can cause spastic gait patterns characterized by stiff, slow movements and muscle tightness?
20. Neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to muscles, organs, and glands