Nervous System Quiz 355 (20 MCQs)

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1. Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum, also known as the
2. The brain controls muscles when a person is running. What two body systems are working closely together?
3. Breathing, digestion, sweating and shivering are all functions of ..... nervous system.
4. The ..... division is composed of receptors that detect changes from inside and outside the body.
5. Main function of a neuron:
6. Controls vital body functions in an effort to maintain homeostasis within the body
7. What is the correct order of the nervous system?
8. What are the 2 major divisions of the nervous system?
9. What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?
10. The spinal cord is made of
11. Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements of muscles and joints.
12. Light rays pass through the ..... Because it bends light rays, it produces upside down images.
13. The fatty bands of insulation surrounding axon fibers
14. The hippocampus is the primary memory section of the brain. It is responsible for making and storing most of our short and long-term memories. In which lobe is the hippocampus found?
15. A child is not able to read letters in the book clearly and has to keep the book far away to read it clearly. The child is suffering from
16. A tough band of tissue that holds bones together at the joint are called a .....
17. MRI is different from CT scan in that
18. Glial cell type in the CNS that serves as the resident component of the immune system.
19. Area of the brain that gives us the opportunity to learn and store complex and abstract info.
20. Hypothalamus