What is the name of your “fight or flight” system of the Autonomic Nervous System?

Question 31.31. Which of the following is (are) abdominal muscles? (Points : 1)
External Intercostal
Internal Oblique
Rectus Abdominus
A and C
B anc C

Question 32.32. The PNS contains all EXCEPT: (Points : 1)
Motor/Efferent Neurons
Somatic Neurons
Sensory/Afferent Neurons
Cranial Nerves
Associative Neurons

Question 33.33.  Which proceses (parts) or extensions of the neuron carry impulses to the cell body? (Points : 1)
Axons
Neurilemma
Dendrites
Myelin Sheaths

Question 34.34.  The part of the Autonomic Nervous System that stimulates the digestive system is called the: (Points : 1)
Somatic
CNS
PNS
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic

Question 35.35.  The hypothalamus: (Points : 1)
Connects right and left halves of the brain.
Produces Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF)
Is the innermost covering of the brain and spinal cord.
Helps the ANS regulate vital functions liek the heart rate, homonal release and water balance.

Question 36.36.  The 31 pairs of spinal nerves are part of this nervous system division: (Points : 1)
ANS
CNS
PNS
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic

Question 37.37. This progressive disease’s cause is unknown. We suspect genetic, viral or environmental factors. It is characterized by plaques forming blocked connections to stored thoughts. What disease is this? (Points : 1)
Poliomyelitis
Parkinson’s
Multiple Sclerosis
Alzheimer’s

Question 38.38. The reflex act (arc) is: (Points : 1)
Voluntary, conscious simple and slow.
Involuntary, unconscious, simple and fast.
Voluntary, complex, unconscious and fast.
Involuntary, complex, conscious and slow.

Question 39.39. What allows the neuron to communicate to its effector? (Points : 1)
Neuroglia
Neurilemma/myelin sheath
Neurotransmitters
Nodes of Ranvier

Question 40.40. The nerve cell that communicates between the afferent and efferent responses during a reflex act are called: (Points : 1)
Neuroglia
Association neurons
Nodes of Ranvier
Reflexive neurons

Question 41.41.  Cerebral spinal fluid: (Points : 1)
Connects the rigth and left halves of hte brain.
Is a liquid shock absorber and transport for nutrients and wates of the nervous system.
Is the excitation of the nerve cells and muscle fibers.
Is the innermost fibrous connective tissue covering of the brain and spinal cord.

Question 42.42.  Neurotransmitters (Points : 1)
Carry electrical impulses from the peripheral nervous system to the brain.
Line the cavity within the brain housing the choroid plexus.
Are the chemicals released by the axon, helping the impulse across the synaptic cleft.
Are part of the diencephalon that helps with the Autonomic Nervous System.

Question 43.43. The part of the nervous system that consists of peripheral nerves and ganglia that carry impulses to involuntary smooth muscles, secretory glands and heart muscle: (Points : 1)
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Stereo System (SS)
Central Nervous System (CNS)

Question 44.44. Nerves carrying impulses from organs or parts of the body to the spinal cord and brain are called: (Points : 1)
Motor/Efferent
MIxed/Both Sensory and Motor
Sensory/Afferent
Interneuron/Association Neurons

Question 45.45. Which processes (parts) of the neuron help with speed of transmission (speed of the impulse)? (Points : 1)
Dendrites
Neurolemma/Myelin sheaths
Cell body
Synaptic Cleft

Question 46.46. What is the name of your “fight or flight” system of the Autonomic Nervous System? (Points : 1)
Parasympathetic
Pathetic
Empathetic
Sympathetic

Question 47.47. Which nerves carry both sensory and motor impulses? (Points : 1)
Efferent
Afferent
Mixed
Associative

Question 48.48.  When motor nerves fail to function, a person cannot: (Points : 1)
Feel light touch
Feel pain
Feel heat
Move body parts

Question 49.49. When the body detects a low metabolism, it wil stimulate the __________ gland to secrete TSH. (Points : 1)
Thyroid
Adrenals
Anterior Pituitary
Thymus
Posterior Pituitary

Question 50.50. The  hormone secreted by the adrenal glands to raise blood glucose is called: (Points : 1)
Androgen
Glycogen
Cortisol
Aldosterone

Question 51.51.  Defective retinal cones result in: (Points : 1)
Glaucoma
Night blindness
Conjunctivitis
Color Blindness