Nervous System Test

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The bacterial infection known as "pinkeye" is caused by irritation of the : choroid, conjunctiva, cornea, retina, sclera

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conjunctiva

Front

Parkinson's disease results from a disorder in the: frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, basal ganglia, ventricles

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basal ganglia

Front

An ear infection that follows a cold has passed from the throat through the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) to the:

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middle ear

Front

Which of the following is not part of the inner ear? cochlea, vestibule, semicircular canals, ossicles, membranous labyrinth

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ossicles

Front

Afferent nerves are also called:

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sensory nerves

Front

The portion of the bony labyrinth responsible for our sense of static equilibrium is the:

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vestible

Front

The olfactory receptors are examples of: thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, chemoreceptors, proprioceptors, gustatory receptors

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chemoreceptors

Front

Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system are called:

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ganglia

Front

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the:

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autonomic nervous system

Front

Mylein is defined as:

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a mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron