The nervous system shares in the maintenance of homeostasis with which system?
A. respiratory
B. endocrine
C. skeletal
D. digestive
E. muscular
B. endocrine
The system that conducts impulses from the brain and spinal cord to skeletal muscles is the
A. parasympathetic
B. sympathetic
C. autonomic
D. somatic
E. afferent
D. somatic
The "glue" cells that preform the function of support and protection are
A. neurons
B. astrocytes
C. neuroglia
D. ependymal
E. schwann
C. neuroglia
Oligodendroglia are found in the
A. brain and spinal cord
B. heart
C. Fingers
A. brain and spinal cord
Phagocytosis is performed by
A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. Schwann cells
C. microglia
The cells that make up the myelin sheath are
A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. schwann cells
E. Schwann cells
Te cells that lie the cavities in the brain and spinal cord are
A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. schwann cells
D. ependymal cells
Nissl bodes are attached to
A. mitochondria
B. endoplasmic reticulum
C. lysosome
D. Golgi bodies
E. neurofibrils
B. endoplasmic reticulum
Neurolemmocytes are also known as
A. astrocytes
B. oligodendroglia
C. microglia
D. ependymal cells
E. Schwann cells
E. Schwann cells
A neuron with one axon and one dendrite is know as
A. unipolar
B. bipolar
C. multipolar
B. bipolar
Receptors are
A. afferent neurons
B. efferent neurons
C. association neurons
d. internuncial neurons
A. afferent neurons
Reaction neurons are
A. afferent neurons
B. efferent neurons
C. association neurons
D. internuncial neurons
B. efferent neurons
The sodium pump is used to maintain the
A. action potential
B. electrical potential
C. membrane
D. depolarization
E. repolarization
C. membrane
Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter
A. acetylcholine
B. norepinephrine
C. serotonin
D. dopamine
E. none of the above
E. none of the above
The smallest, simplest pathway to receive and process a stimulus is the
A. reflex
B. CNS
C. ANS
D. neuroglia
E. none of the above
A. reflex
Some of the most commonly abused drugs are
A. steroids
B. Depressants
C. Stimulants
D. hallucinogens
E. all of the above
E. all of the above
Ganglia are found
A. in the brain
B. in the cortex
C. in a tract
D. outside the brain
E. none of above
A. in the brain
Gray matter is found in the
A. cortex
B. myelin
C. neuroglia
D. nerve tracts
E. none of above
C. neuroglia
The tough mother is the
A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater
B. dura mater
The layer containing numerous blood vessels and nerves is the
A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater
A. pia mater
The spider layer is the
A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater
C. arachnoid mater
Serous fluid is found in the
A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. arachnoid mater
D. subdural space
D. subdural space
Spinal taps are done in which region of the spine?
A. cervical
B. thoracic
C. lumbar
D. sacral
C. lumbar
Meninges are separated from the vertebrae by the
A. subdural space
B. epidual space
C. subarachnoid space
b. epidural space
The functions of the spinal cord include
A. reflex/ respiration
B. reflex/ rotation
C. reflex/ ______
D. reflex/ conveyance
D. reflex/ conveyance