Nervous System Quiz 54 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are the two main components of the peripheral nervous system?
2. Small cellular processes that receive input
3. The Central Nervous System is almost all .....
4. Once an action potential is triggered, the first major chemical change is
5. Another name for a nerve cell
6. This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing
7. A stimulus is a change that occurs in the environment that affects some aspects of an organism-such as hearing something, seeing something, a change in temperature, etc?
8. Which organ system includes the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves?
9. The parts of the body that carry out the responses are called:
10. Small phagocytic cells that eat damaged cells
11. This part of the brain contains the info that makes us who we are:intelligence, personality, emotion, speech, and ability to feel and and move
12. What is the percentage of brain weight in total body weight?
13. Tim was playing football and took a hit to the head. During evaluation, he notices he cannot see out of his left eye. Which nerve has been damaged?
14. A nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs is:
15. How many segments does the spinal cord consist of?
16. Responds to information received from the outside environment and inside your body. For example, touching a hot stove is a stimulus.
17. Autonomic nervous system, flight or fight
18. Which neurotransmitter is released by the parasympathetic nervous system?
19. The lobe colored blue
20. Thinking takes place in the