Nervous System Quiz 957 (20 MCQs)

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1. A skill you develop after you are born
2. Which brain region is responsible for processing touch, pain, temperature, and controlled movements?
3. Which part of a neuron acts as the antennae to receive a signal?
4. The fluid in your CNS that cushions the brain and spinal cord and provides some nourishment
5. Which part is your ¨alive¨ brain that regulates your body´s every day functions?
6. In an emergency, the sympathetic nervous system will cause what to happen?
7. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling balance during exercise?
8. This type of immunity is acquired during one's lifetime. It is induced by antigens that invade the body.
9. Gray matter in CNS consists of
10. When an organism is attracted to a stimulus it is called
11. Sensory Neurons are a part of the .....
12. Which type of neurons process information coming from sensory neurons?
13. What is the black hole at the center of your eye called?
14. What are "Papillae" primarily associated with?
15. Vomiting centre is located in
16. This section of the brain (Latin for little brain) is a structure made up of two hemispheres and contains more neurons than the rest of the brain.
17. This law states that if a neuron fires, it will always fire at the same intensity? (100%)-it either fires or it doesn't.
18. The nervous system is divided into two subsystems called the
19. What is an example of an internal stimulus?
20. Axons convey nerve impulse (action potential) from the cell body to the end of the neuron (T/F)?