Nervous System Quiz 616 (20 MCQs)

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1. Hydrocephalus
2. Gaps in the myelin sheath are called Nodes of .....
3. What is the outer layer of the brain where conscious thinking occurs called?
4. The patient is .....
5. This is another name for the parasympathetic division of the nervous system
6. The Cerebellum is located towards the ..... of the brain.
7. The nervous system that is under your conscious control is called the ..... nervous system.
8. We know the basic five senses-taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell. Do animals have other senses?
9. A cerebrovascular accident can be caused by an obstruction of blood flow to the brain or a hemorrhage.
10. Which of the following is not an involuntary action?
11. Name the part of the body that begins at the medula of the brain and extends all along the back
12. This region of your brain coordinates voluntary muscle activity and maintains balance and muscle tone:
13. Which is the middle meninge?
14. The suffix-esthesia means
15. A patient has a TBI (traumatic brain injury) with left hemiplegia. You note that on the right side of his body he has an atrophied trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle. What is the nerve involvement on the right side?
16. Light entering the eye is focused behind the retina instead of directly on it, objects close to the eye look blurry
17. Which organ looks like a long tree trunk where INFORMATION TRAVELS from the brain to the nerves and back (from the nerves to the brain)?
18. Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
19. -inflammation of the brain causing headaches, seizures, comas, and death
20. The cerebrum is the brain region that has two hemispheres and stores memories