Nervous System Quiz 662 (20 MCQs)

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1. What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar?
2. Mark each of the following statements somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system.is composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
3. Inhibits or blocks the effects of neurotransmitters.
4. What are the two main structures in the CNS?
5. Touching a hot stove sends a message to the spinal cord to pull your hand away. This nerve impulse followed a ..... pathway.
6. Auto-
7. Send signals FROM the BRAIN TO the rest of the BODY. (example-your brain sends signal to move hand away from hot pan)
8. Sounds are sent from the cochlea to the brain.
9. What is the primary function of astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS)?
10. The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a resting nerve cell membrane is called the resting membrane .....
11. True or False:When the action potential reaches the axon terminal, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters
12. What is the type of message that travels along a neurone?
13. Nerves that carry messages to the brain are called:
14. The somatic nervous system functions voluntarily with skeletal muscles of the body.
15. Tendons connect ..... to bone.
16. Branch like extensions on a neuron that GET signals and connect to the synapse.
17. Impulses that travel toward the central nervous system are called
18. Three membranes in brain is called
19. An action as a result of a nerve impulse, e.g. moving a muscle stimulus
20. Combining form that means gray matter