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Nervous System Quiz 821 (20 MCQs)

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1. This is the term used to describe a body part that provides the response needed to influence a change.
2. Neurons that control function such as heart rate regulation and breathing are found in the .....
3. This is found between the two cerebral hemispheres.
4. True or False-In a child developing inside the womb, the neurons are known to grow at the rate of 250, 000 neurons per minute.
5. I use my nose to smell good and ..... smells.
6. Jamie made an A on a test. Her parents let her skip her evening chores because she did so good. What is this an example of in Operant Conditioning?
7. A mosquito lands on your arm. You watch it carefully then move your hand to swat it. Your sensation and response are due to ..... activity.
8. The colorful, shiny material located behind the retina. Found in animals with good night vision, the ..... reflects light back through the retina.
9. You're stomach is growling so you eat.
10. What part of your brain is responsible for coordinating muscle movements between the voluntary and involuntary muscles?
11. What do you call the neuroglial cells that form myelin sheaths around the nerve fibers of the central nervous system?
12. -ic
13. A 3rd degree burn affects which layers of the skin?
14. When the charge across the membrane of a neuron is about ....., the charge is called the ..... This is because there are .....
15. Glial cells that myelinate axons in the PNS.
16. These are reactions received by the spinal cord which directs the body to react to a certain stimulus.
17. ..... synapses occur where neurotransmitters carry the signal across a gap between cells.
18. A bundle of fibers that transports impulses to the brain or spinal cord and then to the muscles and organs of the body.
19. Which type of specialized cell carries electrical signals through the body to the brain?
20. Noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
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