Nervous System Quiz 424 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the structural classification of number 4 in the picture?
2. RESPONSIBLE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONS (WALKING)
3. Cranial nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system:
4. This is the term referring to the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing
5. The ..... of a neuron carries the impulse towards the nucleus.
6. Nerves which go to the tongue are examples of ..... nerves.
7. Has two specialized extensions, one for receiving signals and one for sending
8. The ..... nervous system is made up of all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
9. Neurones can transmit nerve impulses in two directions.
10. Which of the following types of glial cells produces the myelin sheaths that insulate axons, or nerve fibers, in the central nervous system (CNS)? (a)
11. What are the cells of the nervous system?
12. What is the thick mass of nerves connecting the two cerebral hemispheres called?
13. What does amitotic mean?
14. The groove seperating the cerebral hemispheres is the:
15. The knee jerk reflex is an example of a(n)
16. The Spinal Cord is protected by the Vertebral Column?
17. This is caused by a ruptured blood vessel and brain tissue loses its oxygen supply and dies.
18. The brain and spinal cord
19. Where do the electrical signals created by photoreceptors travel to?
20. When overall distribution of ions is such that the inside of the membrane is more negatively charged than the outside.