Nervous System Quiz 504 (20 MCQs)

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1. What happens in the cerebellum?
2. Radiographic study of the spinal cord using a contrast medium.
3. (Identify the type of muscle contraction described below as eccentric, concentric, both, or none. Answers may be used more than once.) Lengthening contraction is
4. Which body system sends and carries messages throughout the body?
5. Which cranial nerve would be used for smelling a flower?
6. Which type of synapse allows for nonspecific control which allows for many cells to "work" in unison?
7. A basketball player falls during a game and hits her head. Her vision is blurred and everything looks darker. What brain region is most likely to be damaged?
8. Problem-solving, decision making,
9. Part of the brain stem that controls coughing, sneezing, swallowing, etc.
10. 1st nerve, controls smell
11. Which describes autonomic nerves?
12. What's the neurotransmitter of learning?
13. There are over 500 billion nerve cells in the brain.
14. An abnormal sensation such as numbness and tingling would be called
15. The membrane that surrounds each individual nerve fiber is the
16. The retina (the part of the eye that gathers information about light) is an example of .....
17. Where is insulin produced
18. The skeletal system has several jobs. Select one of the following that describe its jobs.
19. Fluid that provides support for the eye
20. Which term describes an electrical signal generated by neurons?