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1

Which of the following accounts for the movement of neurotransmitters across a synaptic cleft?
A)active transport
B)endocytosis
C)osmosis
D)diffusion
2

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
3

Which of the following is not a component of the brainstem?
A)diencephalon
B)pons
C)medulla oblongata
D)midbrain
4

Vital centers for regulating heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure are located in the
A)cerebrum
B)cerebellum
C)thalamus
D)medulla oblongata
5

Which of the following brain regions is responsible for muscle coordination and tone
A)cerebrum
B)cerebellum
C)thalamus
D)medulla oblongata
6

The structure that joins the two cerebral hemispheres is called the
A)hypothalamus.
B)corpus callosum.
C)pons.
D)association area.
7

Which of the following brain regions contains the hypothalamus?
A)thalamus
B)brain stem
C)diencephalon
D)medulla oblongata
8

The primary visual area of the cerebrum is located in the _______ lobe.
A)frontal
B)occipital
C)parietal
D)temporal
9

The primary motor area of the cerebrum is located in the _______ lobe.
A)frontal
B)occipital
C)parietal
D)temporal
10

Which of the following meninges is nearest to the surface of the brain?
A)arachnoid layer
B)dura mater
C)pia mater
11

Which cranial nerve has branches to serve internal organs?
A)trochear
B)trigeminal
C)vagus
D)hypoglossal
12

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
13

All spinal nerves are mixed nerves.
A)True
B)False
14

An axon carries a nerve impulse away from a motor neuron's cell body.
A)True
B)False
15

Interneurons carry nerve impulses from the central nervous system to visceral organs.
A)True
B)False
16

During depolarization of a neuron plasma membrane, potassium ions move into the cell.
A)True
B)False
17

Sodium ions are more concentrated outside of a neuron than in the cytoplasm.
A)True
B)False
18

Acetylcholine is a well-known neurotransmitter.
A)True
B)False
19

Gray matter in the central nervous system contains primarily myelinated nerve fibers and cell bodies.
A)True
B)False
20

Consciousness is under the control of the cerebrum.
A)True
B)False
21

The gray matter of the spinal cord, when viewed in cross section, resembles the letter H.
A)True
B)False
22

Humans have twelve pairs of spinal nerves.
A)True
B)False
23

Interneurons do not participate in a reflex arc.
A)True
B)False
24

After age 60 plus, the brain loses weight as the person gets older.
A)True
B)False
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
26

What are cells called that support and nourish neurons?
A)dendrites
B)axons
C)neurotransmitters
D)neuroglia
27

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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