The cells that response to changes in their environment and signal these changes into nervous system are called ___________?

A. Receptor
B. Effectors
C. Myelin
D. Striated

The cerebellum functions prominently in ___________?

A. Heart activity
B. Blood pressure
C. Verbal association
D. Muscle movement coordination

A patient walks with a jerky, uncoordinated motion. A good preliminary diagnosis would be damage to the __________?

A. Thalamus
B. Amygdala
C. Reticular activating system
D. Cerebellum

The brain area central to language production is __________?

A. Broca’s area
B. Sylvain fissure
C. Wernicke’s area
D. Fissure of ronaldo

The ___________ is responsible for the transmission of an impulse between neurons?

A. Actomyosin
B. Acetylcholine
C. Acetyl cholinesterase
D. Luteinizing hormone

Which of the following is true of afferent neurons?

A. Located in the dorsal column of spinal cord
B. Located in the ventral column of spinal cord
C. Not located in spinal cord
D. Found only in striated muscles

The gate control theory of pain perception presumes that pain signals are blocked by ____________?

A. Non-myelinated neurons
B. Myelinated neurons
C. Efferent neurons
D. Afferent neurons

One would expect an action potential to travel most quickly in _____________?

A. A long, thick myelinated fiber
B. A long, thin myelinated fiber
C. A short, thick myelinated fiber
D. A short, thin myelinated fiber

The ______________ mobilizes the body by secreting epinephrine in stressful situation?

A. Adrenal cortex
B. Pituitary
C. Pancreas
D. Adrenal medulla

The part of the autonomic nervous system that triggers physiological arousal is _____________?

A. Somatic nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system