Nervous System Quiz 975 (20 MCQs)

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1. The end of an axon where one neuron connects by a synapse to another neuron
2. In the sodium-potassium pump, there are ..... sodium ions and 2 potassium ions
3. How many divisions does the spinal cord have?
4. All of these choices are great ways to take care of your brain EXCEPT .....
5. These neurons are afferent they send messages to the CNS
6. True or False:Skeletal muscles and tendons work together to move your skeleton.
7. What characteristic of the neuron is this?As neurons assume their roles as communicating links of the nervous system, they lose their ability to divide.
8. ..... is a loss of the capability to move and/or feel in part or most ofthe body.
9. Which is a function of the parietal lobe?
10. Neurons are specialized cells that carry messages through what type of process?
11. When you suddenly shine a torch in someone's eye, the pupil
12. What type of neuron would carry information to a gland in your body?
13. The point of contact between the nerve and the muscle fibers it stimulates is catted a
14. Fatty sheath covering axon acting as an insulator to allow quicker electrical messages
15. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for regulating heart rate during exercise?
16. You see the colors of the rainbow.
17. In a polysynaptic reflex pathway, the synapse between sensory neuron and interneuron is located in the ..... and the synapse between the interneuron and motor neuron is located in the .....
18. Which neuroglia cell in the central nervous system forms myelin sheaths?
19. What part of the brain is responsible for reflex actions including chewing, tasting and saliva production
20. Name the circular transparent area in front of the eye