Nervous System Quiz 353 (20 MCQs)

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1. The tiny gap between neurons where signals are sent from one neuron to another. It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
2. The flow of ..... ion is the most common cause of depolarization.
3. True or false? Schwann cells are in the CNS
4. What part of the brain helps you balance on one foot?
5. You see 4 color choices because of your ..... lobe.
6. Which sense organ helps you hear?
7. Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.
8. Which is a function of the central nervous system?
9. What type of paralysis would a patient have if they sustained a spinal cord injury at the T10 level?
10. This is an air filled tube that links the middle ear to the throat and helps equalize air pressure
11. What is the surface of the cerebrum called?
12. Portion of cerebrum generates motor commands, language, planning and other high-level functions
13. Nerve cells that connect sensory nerve cells to motor nerve cells are nerve cells
14. Injuries to the spinal cord are so serious because ..... cannot be replaced.
15. The neural impulse changes to ..... as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons.
16. ..... is the long piece of nerve tissue that runs from the brain down through the backbone.
17. The nervous system has got nerves
18. A dome-shaped muscle that lies below the lungs.
19. "Fight or flight" response is controlled by the
20. Blood pressure regulation