Nervous System 1
How many pounds does the brain weigh?
a) 3
b) 1
c) 0.5
a) 3
Which organ is the Cerebellum in?
Brain
The muscle of the knee is always ______?
Changing
What is a muscle of the knee
a) Brain
b) Hand
c) hamstrings
c) Hamstrings
Where are neurons located?
Throughout the entire body
What is the cure for Alzheimer's?
a) Medication
b) No cure
c) Surgery
b) No cure
Approximately how long is the esophagus?
1) 10-17inch
2) 10-13inch
3) 7-9 cm
2) 10-13inch
How many individual muscles work together in the hand & forearm?
1) 15
2) 100
3) 30
3) 30
How many groups of spinal nerves are there?
5
The spinal cord extends from the brain stem to the _____ vertebrae.
a) L8
b) L1
c) C32
b) L1
Whats the point of the muscular system?
It allows for physical mobility, maintains posture, pumps blood throughout the circulatory system, moves food through the digestive system, vital body heat.
What system is your bicep in?
Muscular system
Where are cranial nerves located?
a) on the upper half of the brain
b) sticking out the sides of the brain
c) on the underside of the brain
c) on the underside of the brain
What are two diseases associated with the nervous system?
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
What does the esophagus do?
It forms an important piece of the digestive functions that act like an elevator for food and liquids that have been swallowed.
What shape is your tongue?
Oval
What does the Cerebellum maintain?
a) Posture, balance, and movement coordination
b) Planning, reasoning, sensory integration
c) Memory
a) Posture, balance, and movement coordination
What does neuroglia do?
a) Transports sensory signals
b) Receives sensory information
c) Helps cells by protecting, feeding, and insulating neurons
Transports sensory signals
Receives sensory information
Helps cells by protecting, feeding, and insulating neurons
What tendon is the strongest in the human body?
Achilles
How many cone cells do your eyes have?
3