Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
WHAT IS A NEURON   NERVOUS SYSTEM CELLS THAT CONDUCT IMPULSES -NERVE CELL  
🗑
WHAT PART OF THE BRAIN JOINS FORCES WITH THE CEREBRAL CORTEX TO MONITOR BODY MOVEMENT AND SEND MESSAGES CRUCIAL FOR BALANCE CORDIATION AND POSTURE   THE CEREBELLUM  
🗑
WHAT IS SYNAPTIC KNOB   VESSICLES CONTAINING NEUROTRANSMITTERS  
🗑
THE CNS CONSISTS OF?   BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD  
🗑
WHAT IS A SOMA   THE CONTROL CENTER OF THE NEURON AND CONTAINS THE NUCLEUS  
🗑
A NERVE CELL IN WHICH PHASE CANNOT RESPOND TO A NEW STIMULI   REFRACTORY PERIOD  
🗑
WHAT IS THE MYLIN SHEETH   INSULATES THE AXON CONSISTING OF LIPIDS  
🗑
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE FRONTAL LOBE   GOVERNS VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS-MEMORY,EMOTION,,SOCIAL JUDGMENT,DECISION MAKING-REASONING-AGGRESSION-ASSPECT OF ONES PERSONALITY  
🗑
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE PARIETAL LOBE   RECIEVES AND INTERPRETS BODY SENSATIONS-TOUCH,TEMPERATURE,PRESSURE,PAIN, AWARENESS OF ONES BODY AND BODY PARTS IN SPACE AND RELATION TO EACHOTHER  
🗑
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE TEMPORAL LOBE   GOVERNS HEARING, SMELL,LEARNING MEMORY,EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR AND VISUAL RECOGNIZATON  
🗑
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE OCCIPITAL LOBE   ANALYSING AND INTERPRETING VISUAL INFORMATION  
🗑
WHAT IS NODES OF RANVIER   GAPS IN THE MYELIN SHEATH  
🗑
WHAT DOES THE SENSORY (AFFERENT) DIVISION DO IN THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM   CARRIES SIGNALS FROM NERVE ENDINGS TO THE CNS  
🗑
WHAT DOES THE MOTOR (EFFERENT)DIVISON DO IN THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM   TRANSMITS INFORMATION FROM CNS TO REST OF BODY  
🗑
WHAT ARE NEUROGLIA CELLS   SUPPORTIVE CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ( GLIA MEANING GLUE WHICH BIND NEURONS TOGETHER  
🗑
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF ASTROCYTES   FORMS (BBB) BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER ATTACH TO NEURONS TO BLOOD VESSELS FOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT  
🗑
WHAT DO THE SENSORY(AFFERENT)NEURONS DO   DECTECT STIMULI SUCH AS TOUCH, PRESSURE, HEAT, COLD OR CHEMICALS AND THEN TRANSMIT INFORMATION ABOUT THE STIMULI TO THE CNS  
🗑
WHAT DO THE MOTOR (EFFERENT)NEURONS DO   RELAY MESSAGES FROM THE BRAIN WHICH EMITS IN RESPONSE TO STIMULI TO THE MUCSLE OR GLAND CELLS  
🗑
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF A DENDRITE   RECIEVE SIGNALS FROM OTHER NEURONS AND CONDUCT THE INFORMATION TO THE CELL BODY. SOME HAVE ONE SOME HAVE THOUSANDS  
🗑
WHAT IS THE CONTROL CENTER OF THE NEURON THAT CONTAINS THE NUCLEUS CALLED   SOMA ( CELL BODY)  
🗑
WHAT DOES THE MYELIN SHEATH DO   INSULATES THE AXON  
🗑
WHAT DOES THE SYNAPTIC KNOB DO   WITHIN THE SYNAPTIC KNOB ARE VESSICLES WHICH SECRETE NEUROTRANSMITTERS  
🗑
WHAT IS THE REFRACTORY PERIOD   MEMBRANE IS POLARIZED BUT NA+ AND K+ ARE ON WRONG SIDES OF MEMBRANE  
🗑
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ACTION POTENTIAL REACHES A SYNAPTIC KNOB   THE MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZES AND CAUSES ION CHANNELS TO OPEN,WHICH ALLOWS CALCIUM IONS TO ENTER THE CELL  
🗑
WHERE DO NERVES FROM THE CERVICAL REGION OF SPINAL CORD INNERVATE   THE CHEST,HEAD,NECK,SHOULDERS,ARMS,HANDS AND DIAPHRAGM  
🗑
WHY IS THE GRAY MATTER CALLED GRAY?   CONTAINS MOSTLY THE CELL BODIES OF MOTOR NEURONS AND INTERNEURONS ARE GRAY BECAUSE OF A LACK OF MYELIN  
🗑
WHY IS THE WHITE MATTER WHITE?   BECAUSE IT CONTAINS BUNDLES OF AXONS CALLED TRACTS THAT CARRY IMPULSES FROM ON PART OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TO ANOTHER THEY HAV E AN ABUNDANCE OF MYELIN WHICH MAKES IT WHITE  
🗑
WHAT NERVE STIMULATES THE DIAPHRAGM FOR BREATHING   PHRENIC NERVE LOCATED C1 THROUGH C4  
🗑
WHAT ARE SOMATIC NERVES   REFLEXES ARE QUICK INVOLUNTARY PREDICTABLE RESPONSE THE STIMULUS-REFLEXES EMPLY A NEURAL CIRCUIT CALLED A RELEX ARC WHICH BYPASSES REGIONS OF THE BRAIN WHERE CONSCIOUS DECISIONS ARE MADE  
🗑
WHAT THREE STRUCTURES MAKES UP THE BRAIN STEM   MID BRAIN-PONS-MEDULLA OBLONGATA  
🗑
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREBELLUM   BALANCE COORDINATION AND POSTURE-PERFORM SMOOTH,EFFICIENT AND COORDINATED MOVEMENTS-EVALUATES SENSORY INPUT SUCH AS TOUCH, SPATIAL PERCEPTION AND SOUND  
🗑
THE AXONS OF MANY BUT NOT ALL NEURONS ARE INCASED IN A   MYELIN SHEATH  
🗑
WHAT PART OF THE BRAIN STORES INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR MUSCLE GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM SMOOTH, EFFICIENT AND COORDINATED MOVEMENTS   THE CEREBELLUM  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: nailsmary
Popular Biology sets