Nervous System Quiz 885 (20 MCQs)

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1. The cell body of a neuron contains the nucleus (T/F)?
2. Which system is responsible for the overall control of all the internal processes that occur in the body?
3. The psychotic disorder that is usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and varying degrees of other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances.
4. Which of the following is NOT a lobe of the cerebrum.
5. A sensory organ is
6. If you accidentally step on a tack with your bare foot, your leg may recoil before you are aware of the pain. This rapid response (a reflex) is possible because receptors in your skin stimulate ..... neurons, which carry the impulse to your spinalcord.
7. Simple types of sensory receptors in the skin:
8. What connects your muscles to bones?
9. Form the fatty myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS
10. Blocks muscarinic receptors in the brain helping to reduce symptoms in Parkinson's disease.
11. Involved in establishing long-term memories
12. What kinds of neurons are in the peripheral nervous system?
13. Which term describes a decreased ability to accommodate between near and far vision with aging, resulting in difficulty seeing objects up close?
14. Which three human body systems coordinate to cause an arm to move?
15. Efferent neurons transmit impulse away from the CNS to:
16. The body's response to such stimulus is demonstrated by a cell or organ known as
17. The sensory receptors in a taste bud are called
18. The part of the brain often referred to as the "reptilian brain" is the
19. Which neurons gather information about what is happening in and around our body?
20. Long nerve fibers that send electrical impulses away from the nerve cell body to other cells are