Nervous System Quiz 568 (20 MCQs)

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1. The bundle of nerves running inside the spine
2. Which part of the nervous system is bypassed by the reflex arc to speed up the response?
3. Which protector of the NS involves layers of connective tissue that surround the organ?
4. Which of the following are characteristic of Wernicke's Aphasia?
5. The peripheral nervous system is the part of the nervous system that consists of all the nerves that branch out from the central nervous system to the muscles, skin, internal organs, and glands.
6. What is the command center of the nervous system?
7. How can you improve your reaction time?
8. The basic unit of the nervous system that transmit messages (in the form of electrical signals or impulses) to and from the Central Nervous System (CNS).
9. ..... reflexes include the secretion of saliva, changes in the size of our pupils, and digestion involve the activities of smooth muscles.
10. What are the two types of muscles?
11. A typical action potential begins at the axon hillock with depolarization (T/F)?
12. Pain receptors that detect tissue injury or potential tissue injury.
13. The synapse is .....
14. Receptors that bind the neurotransmitter at the post-synaptic cell membrane are voltage-gated.
15. Which structure of a neuron's main function is to receive signals from other neurons? (General subject 57)
16. What is the name of the digestive juice produced by the mouth to begin breaking down food?
17. Which mixed nerve includes sensory nerves that lead to the eyes, scalp, forehead, teeth, and jaws, and motor nerves that lead to the jaw and mouth?
18. The ....., also known as the facial nerve, is the chief motor nerve of the face.
19. The link between the brain and Peripheral nervous system is the
20. Coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth, balanced muscular activity.