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Which of the following accounts for the movement of neurotransmitters across a synaptic cleft? |
| | A) | active transport |
| | B) | endocytosis |
| | C) | osmosis |
| | D) | diffusion |
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The cell body and dendrites of a(n) _________ are located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord. |
| | A) | interneuron |
| | B) | motor neuron |
| | C) | sensory neuron |
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Which of the following is not a component of the brainstem? |
| | A) | diencephalon |
| | B) | pons |
| | C) | medulla oblongata |
| | D) | midbrain |
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Vital centers for regulating heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure are located in the |
| | A) | cerebrum |
| | B) | cerebellum |
| | C) | thalamus |
| | D) | medulla oblongata |
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Which of the following brain regions is responsible for muscle coordination and tone |
| | A) | cerebrum |
| | B) | cerebellum |
| | C) | thalamus |
| | D) | medulla oblongata |
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The structure that joins the two cerebral hemispheres is called the |
| | A) | hypothalamus. |
| | B) | corpus callosum. |
| | C) | pons. |
| | D) | association area. |
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Which of the following brain regions contains the hypothalamus? |
| | A) | thalamus |
| | B) | brain stem |
| | C) | diencephalon |
| | D) | medulla oblongata |
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The primary visual area of the cerebrum is located in the _______ lobe. |
| | A) | frontal |
| | B) | occipital |
| | C) | parietal |
| | D) | temporal |
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The primary motor area of the cerebrum is located in the _______ lobe. |
| | A) | frontal |
| | B) | occipital |
| | C) | parietal |
| | D) | temporal |
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10 | |
Which of the following meninges is nearest to the surface of the brain? |
| | A) | arachnoid layer |
| | B) | dura mater |
| | C) | pia mater |
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Which cranial nerve has branches to serve internal organs? |
| | A) | trochear |
| | B) | trigeminal |
| | C) | vagus |
| | D) | hypoglossal |
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Which of the following is not related to the sympathetic division? |
| | A) | fight of flight response |
| | B) | thoracic and lumbar fibers |
| | C) | longer postganglionic fiber that preganglionic fiber |
| | D) | acetylcholine |
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All spinal nerves are mixed nerves. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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An axon carries a nerve impulse away from a motor neuron's cell body. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Interneurons carry nerve impulses from the central nervous system to visceral organs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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During depolarization of a neuron plasma membrane, potassium ions move into the cell. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Sodium ions are more concentrated outside of a neuron than in the cytoplasm. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Acetylcholine is a well-known neurotransmitter. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Gray matter in the central nervous system contains primarily myelinated nerve fibers and cell bodies. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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20 | |
Consciousness is under the control of the cerebrum. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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21 | |
The gray matter of the spinal cord, when viewed in cross section, resembles the letter H. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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22 | |
Humans have twelve pairs of spinal nerves. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Interneurons do not participate in a reflex arc. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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24 | |
After age 60 plus, the brain loses weight as the person gets older. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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25 | |
Parkinson disease is caused by the destruction of the basal nuclei cells which produced which chemical? |
| | A) | acetylcholine |
| | B) | norepinephrine |
| | C) | epinephrine |
| | D) | dopamine |
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What are cells called that support and nourish neurons? |
| | A) | dendrites |
| | B) | axons |
| | C) | neurotransmitters |
| | D) | neuroglia |
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What are the three specific functions of the nervous system? |
| | A) | sensory input, integration, peripheral interpretation |
| | B) | sensory input, integration, peripheral involuntary input |
| | C) | integration, sensory input, motor output |
| | D) | motor output, peripheral interpretation, voluntary input |
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