Nervous System Quiz 615 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is the middle meninge?
2. The suffix-esthesia means
3. A patient has a TBI (traumatic brain injury) with left hemiplegia. You note that on the right side of his body he has an atrophied trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle. What is the nerve involvement on the right side?
4. Light entering the eye is focused behind the retina instead of directly on it, objects close to the eye look blurry
5. Which organ looks like a long tree trunk where INFORMATION TRAVELS from the brain to the nerves and back (from the nerves to the brain)?
6. -inflammation of the brain causing headaches, seizures, comas, and death
7. The cerebrum is the brain region that has two hemispheres and stores memories
8. True or False:Neurons use passive transport of ions to create a gradient
9. The ..... interprets sense, controls movement and carries out complex mental processes
10. Delivers visual information from the retina to the visual centers in the occipital lobe
11. The second part of an action potential that creates movement of the membrane potential in a negative direction is
12. Patients with Alzheimer's disease may exhibit an apraxic gait pattern, which is characterized by:
13. In a cross section of the spinal cord, the peripheral white portion consists of ..... forming nerve tracts, and the central gray portion consists of .....
14. Definition:a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
15. What cell is found in the CNS and connects neurons to blood vessels?
16. What part of the brain controls heart rate?
17. Which lobe allows us to use words to express what we are thinking or how we are feeling?
18. Meaning spinal cord
19. Interprets sensations such as:touch, pressure, pain; understanding of speech, use words to express thoughts and feelings
20. The parts of this system are organized into the somatic system and autonomic systems