Nervous System

The 4 fluid filled cavaties of the brain are called:

• Ventricles

• Villi

• Sinuses

• Fissures

What begins a nerve impulse?

• Enzyme

• Synapse

• Stimulus

• Response

This condition involves abnormal electrical impusles in the brain:

• Tumor

• Meningitis

• Stroke

• Epilepsy

Which of the following is part of the brain stem?

• Cerebellum

• Diencephlon

• Midbrain

• Thalamus

Which diagnostic test removes CSF fluid?

• MRI

• Lumbar puncture

• EEG

• Thoracentesis

A nerve cell is called a:

• Neuron

• Medulla

• Endorphin

• Nephron

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Where do dendrites carry messages to?

• To the cell body.

• Away from the cell body

The brain and spinal cord are part of the:

• Autonomic nervous system

• Periperal nervous system

• Central nervous system

• Parasympathetic nervous system

What's the largest part of the brain?

• Cerebrum

• Thalamus.

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

• 36

• 12

• 28

• 31