Nervous System Quiz 74 (20 MCQs)

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1. What two components make up the central nervous system?
2. Which part of the brain controls the heartbeat and breathing?
3. The general name for the group of chemicals that transport messages from one neuron to another.
4. I/o
5. Part of the brain in the region of the third ventricle that includes the thalamus and hypothalamus
6. This connects the brain and spinal cord.
7. Schwann cell
8. What does the motor (efferent) division of the peripheral nervous system control?
9. Which actions are controlled by the Nervous System?
10. When you hit your funny bone you have hit
11. What system*transports nutrients to cells*transports waste away from the cells*transports disease fighting white blood cells to areas of infection
12. What part of the eye is #3 pointing to?
13. Touch receptors are classified as
14. Which external stimulus is detected by sensory receptors in the skin? What external stimulus do the skin's sensory receptors detect?
15. There are more than ..... known neurotransmitters.
16. The structure that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex is the
17. What type of impulse does a neuron fire when it is stimulated?
18. A nerve ending on receptor cells that responds to a stimulus in the environment.
19. The ..... lobe of the brain is responsible for movement and balance.
20. This part of the neuron receives information from other neurons.