Smells or taste depends on ___, which responds to chemicals
E. Chemorecepotors
Lips and fingertips contain ____ which responds to pain.
C. Nocioceptors
Chilled or heated rooms would be detected by ____ in the skin.
A. Thermoreceptors
Specialized receptors called ____ occur in skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints to provide information about body position, movement and balance.
D. Proprioceptors
Vision depends on ____
D. Photorecepters
___ responds to physical forces, such as pressure and movement
C. Mechanoreceptors
The plexus that supplies nerves to the upper extremity is the
D. Brachial plexus
The total number of spinal nerves is
C. 31
This nerve is responsible for movement of the tongue
B. Hypoglossal
The Largest portion of the brain is
B. Cerebrum
The Pineal body secrets
D. Melatonin
Broca’s area of the brain controls
D. Speech
Cerebrospinal fluid flows through
A. Subarachnoid space
The outermost layers of meninges is also known as the “tough mother”
C. Dura Mater
This structure is known as the “horses tail”
D. Cauda Equina
This nerve sends messages to the brain
B. Both A & C
The division nervous system responsible for “fight or flight”
B. Sympathetic
Neurotransmitters are stored in vesicles
C. at the end of axons
The nervous system
D. All of the above
True or False
Myelin Sheaths around axons to allow quick nerve impulses
True
True or False
Damaged nerve cells in the brain can be repaired
False
True or False
The space between axon and muscle is a synaptic cleft
True
True or False
Histamine is a neurotransmitter that stimulates muscle
False
Folds in the cerebrum are called gyri
True
Color vision is a function of rod cells
False
The shell shaped structure in the ear responsible for balance is called the cochlea
True
True of False
Epinephrine is released during the “fight or flight” process
True
True of False
The somatic nervous system acts on cardiac muscles
False
True of False
Increased heart rate and blood pressure is parasympathetic
False
True or False
The parasympathetic system produces less generalized effects
True
True of False
Muscle spindles stop muscle from contracting too rapidly
True
True of False
The optic nerve (CN II) is a sensory nerve
True
True or False
The sleep-wake cycle is also called the Circadian Rhythm
True
True or False
The hypothalamus is the “relay station” for sensory information
False
True of False
The right side of the body controls the left side of the body
True
True or False
The central nervous system consist of brain and spinal cord
True
The divisions of the Nervous Systems are
CNS
PNS
Involuntary, predictable response to a stimulus are called _____.
Reflexes
These are sensitive to light and located in retina of the eye?