Nervous System Quiz 692 (20 MCQs)

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1. There are two types of neurons, afferent and efferent.
2. Receptor cells in the skin allow us to .....
3. This is the bottom part of the Diencephalon.
4. Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
5. What food group has the most calcium to help our bones?
6. When a neuron is not conducting a nerve impulse or is at rest its membrane potential is negative about-70 mV
7. This region/part of the brain coordinates movement and is where various features of motor learning take place? (i.e. balance, coordination, speech, posture, and muscle or implicit memory)
8. What structure in the tongue holds the taste buds
9. The nerve cell that connects the sensory and motor neurons are called the .....
10. Mark each of the following statements somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system.is used for writing, talking, and other voluntary movements
11. The outer layer of Schwann cells containing only nucleus and cytoplasm is called the:
12. Action that occur immediately without conscious control or prior thought
13. Which of the following structure at a synapse has the neurotransmitter?
14. What are glial cells?
15. The brainstem is comprised of all the following EXCEPT
16. Why is the speed of an impulse increased if a neurone is wrapped in myelin?
17. The part of the neuron that receives nerve impulses.
18. Portions of the brain that have been associated with primitive emotions such as fear include the hippocampus and amygdala. Together they form the major components of:
19. The type of impulse conduction in myelinated fibers is called .....
20. The largest region of the brain is