Nervous System Quiz 590 (20 MCQs)

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1. ..... are responsible for taste and smell, while ..... are responsible for vision.
2. Contain vesciles with neurotransmitters
3. Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell?
4. What type of blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?
5. A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an
6. Which of the following is vital to brain function and therefore closely monitored and regulated by the hormones insulin and glucagon?
7. Voltage represents..... energy.
8. What are afferent neurons also known as in the peripheral nervous system?
9. You are working at the hospital and are told your patient is a DNR. You know that stands for?
10. The axon of one neuron makes a direct physical attachment to the dendrite of the next neuron.
11. Which part of the nervous system receives external stimuli & transmits to brain where it's interpreted?
12. Which part of our brain receives information about smell and sends it to the brain?
13. Click on the image to answer. (a)
14. The largest part of your brain is
15. Nerve cells that conduct impulses from the brain to muscles and glands throughout your body are called ..... neurons.
16. The ..... lobe of the brain is responsible for auditory processing and memory.
17. Chemicals released by the axon terminals that stimulate or inhibit the receptors on the next neuron:
18. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Parkinson's disease?
19. The "effect" or reaction to a stimulus is the
20. Which type of glial cell produces myelin in the PNS