Nervous System Quiz 493 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which sensory receptor is responsible for sensing changes in chemical concentratrions?
2. Which gland is called the "master gland?"
3. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
4. These are changes in environment that cause your System to respond.
5. Schwann cells have a similar function in the peripheral nervous system as these cells have in the central nervous system:
6. What part of the nervous system is responsible for increasing the heart rate, diverting blood to major muscle groups, and preparing the body to escape a dangerous situation?
7. Which of the following is a receptor?
8. The diencephalon is composed primarily of .....
9. What are the two major divisions of the nervous system?
10. In the brain fenestrated type of capillaries are present.
11. Which type of PNS neuroglial cells support and brace neurons and connect them to their nutrient/blood supply?
12. List the conventional names for the following scientific names for major sensory processes:Audioception, Ophthalmoception, Gustaoception, Olfalcoception and Tactioception
13. The vitamin essential for blood clotting
14. A thermoreceptor is sensitive to
15. Part of brain that plays a major role in memory
16. A part of the plays important roles in the consolidation of information (learning) from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation. As well is involved with emotion and motivation. It has the shape of a seahorse
17. Which part of the CNS sorts almost all of the ascending sensory information? (a)
18. A chronic nervous system disease characterizedby a slowly spreading tremor, muscularweakness, and rigidity
19. The innermost layer of the meninges is called the
20. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination?