A&P Final Review: Nervous System

Smells or taste depends on ___, which responds to chemicals

A. Photorecepters
B. Proprioceptors
C. Mechanoreceptors
D. Thermoreceptors
E. Chemorecepotors
F. Nocioceptors

Lips and fingertips contain ____ which responds to pain.

A. Photorecepters
B. Proprioceptors
C. Nocioceptors
D. Mechanoreceptors
E. Chemorecepotors
F. Thermoreceptors

Chilled or heated rooms would be detected by ____ in the skin.

A. Thermoreceptors
B. Photorecepters
C. Proprioceptors
D. Nocioceptors
E. Chemorecepotors
F. Mechanoreceptors

Specialized receptors called ____ occur in skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints to provide information about body position, movement and balance.

A. Thermoreceptors
B. Mechanoreceptors
C. Photorecepters
D. Proprioceptors
E. Chemorecepotors
F. Nocioceptors

Vision depends on ____

A. Chemorecepotors
B. Proprioceptors
C. Nocioceptors
D. Photorecepters
E. Mechanoreceptors
F. Thermoreceptors

___ responds to physical forces, such as pressure and movement

A. Photorecepters
B. Chemorecepotors
C. Mechanoreceptors
D. Proprioceptors
E. Thermoreceptors
F. Nocioceptors

The plexus that supplies nerves to the upper extremity is the
A. Cervical plexus
B. Sacral plexus
C. Lumbar plexus
D. Brachial plexus

The total number of spinal nerves is
A. 6
B. 12
C. 31
D. 8

This nerve is responsible for movement of the tongue
A. Facial
B. Hypoglossal
C. Trigeminal
D. Olfactory

The Largest portion of the brain is
A. Brain Stem
B. Cerebrum
C. Cerebellum
D. Diencephalon

The Pineal body secrets
A. Antidiuretic hormone
B. Oxytocin
C. Dopamine
D. Melatonin

Broca’s area of the brain controls
A. Hearing
B. Smell
C. Sleep
D. Speech

Cerebrospinal fluid flows through
A. Subarachnoid space
B. Dura mater
C. Pia Mater
D. Cranial nerves

The outermost layers of meninges is also known as the “tough mother”
A. Arachnoid Mater
B. Pia Mater
C. Dura Mater
D. None of the above

This structure is known as the “horses tail”
A. Conus Medullaris
B. Spinal Nerves
C. Filum Terminale
D. Cauda Equina

This nerve sends messages to the brain
A. Sensory
B. Both A & C
C. Efferent
D. Afferent

The division nervous system responsible for “fight or flight”
A. Parasympathetic
B. Sympathetic
C. Somatic
D. None of the above

Neurotransmitters are stored in vesicles
A. in Node of Ranvier
B. in dendrites
C. at the end of axons
D. in the cell body

The nervous system
A. Detect changes in the environment
B. Interprets or assesses information
C. transmits information in from the nerve impulses
D. All of the above

True or False
Myelin Sheaths around axons to allow quick nerve impulses
True False

True or False
Damaged nerve cells in the brain can be repaired
True False

True or False
The space between axon and muscle is a synaptic cleft
True False

True or False
Histamine is a neurotransmitter that stimulates muscle
True False

Folds in the cerebrum are called gyri
True False

Color vision is a function of rod cells
True False

The shell shaped structure in the ear responsible for balance is called the cochlea
True False

True of False
Epinephrine is released during the “fight or flight” process
True False

True of False
The somatic nervous system acts on cardiac muscles
True False

True of False
Increased heart rate and blood pressure is parasympathetic
True False

True or False
The parasympathetic system produces less generalized effects
True False

True of False
Muscle spindles stop muscle from contracting too rapidly
True False

True of False
The optic nerve (CN II) is a sensory nerve
True False

True or False
The sleep-wake cycle is also called the Circadian Rhythm
True False

True or False
The hypothalamus is the “relay station” for sensory information
True False

True of False
The right side of the body controls the left side of the body
True False

True or False
The central nervous system consist of brain and spinal cord
True False

The divisions of the Nervous Systems are

Involuntary, predictable response to a stimulus are called _____.

These are sensitive to light and located in retina of the eye?