Exam 27: Communication and Control 1: the Nervous System

A person is blindfolded and then given a piece of apple to eat while the scent of pineapple is wafted around his or her nose.The person would most likely guess that he or she is eating a/an:

Which division of the autonomic nervous system stimulates digestion?

Why are sensory receptors often called transducers?

How do hair cells of the cochlea translate vibration into nervous impulses?

Which of the following would be a function of the sympathetic division?

White matter areas of the nervous system mostly contain:

Which part of the human eye detects colored light?

You are giving first aid to a semiconscious person who (before your arrival)told a bystander something about taking a drug overdose.The person has dilated pupils and a dry mouth.You recall reading that many drugs "mimic" the effects of nervous system functions,and you quickly size up which part of the nervous system is being mimicked here.The bystander is calling 911.In order to save time and best advise the emergency dispatcher about the treatment EMTs should be prepared to begin when they arrive,you tell the bystander to tell the 911 operator that the drug taken probably mimics which nervous system division?

The brain and the spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS).

The cells of the nervous system that transmit nervous system messages are the:

Which part of your brain processes the information in this question and,you hope,retrieves the information necessary to answer it?

Voluntary movement of the legs is controlled by the somatic nervous system.

Axons of motor neurons first leave the spinal cord through the:

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows. -The part of the brain indicated by a "1" corresponds to the:

In which part of the inner ear are vibrations converted into action potentials?

If the left side of the body is paralyzed by a stroke or other brain injury,the damage occurred on the left side of the brain.

The value of the three small bones of the middle ear is that they:

Part of the reason for the charge difference inside and outside a neuron's membrane is:

When a neuron is resting,it has a higher concentration of Na⁺ ions inside the cell membrane than outside.