Neurophysiology Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2024

Neurophysiology Final Exam Questions
With Correct Answers 2024

What .does .the .central .nervous .system .(CNS) .consist .of? .- .correct .answer.The .brain .and
.spinal .cord.




What .is .the .neural .tissue .outside .of .the .CNS .called? .- .correct .answer.The .peripheral
.nervous .system .(PNS).




Differentiate .the .three .types .of .sensory .receptors. .- .correct .answer.Somatic .- .Provide
.position, .touch, .pressure, .pain, .and .temperature .sensations.

Special .- .Provide .smell, .taste, .vision, .balance, .and .hearing .sensations.
Visceral .- .Monitor .internal .organs.

What .is .the .main .activity .of .the .CNS. .- .correct .answer.Information .processing. .Receiving
.and .distributing .signals .from/to .the .PNS.




What .are .the .two .divisions .of .the .PNS .- .correct .answer.Sensory .and .Motor.

What .are .the .two .divisions .of .the .PNS? .- .correct .answer.Somatic .Nervous .System .(SNS),
.and .Autonomic .Nervous .System .(ANS).




What .is .the .function .of .the .SNS? .- .correct .answer.Controls .skeletal .muscles.

What .system .and .subsytems .regulate .smooth .muscle, .cardiac .muscle, .glands, .and
.adipose .tissue? .- .correct .answer.The .Autonomic .Nervous .System, .part .of .the .motor

.division .of .the .PNS.




What .are .effectors? .- .correct .answer.Organs .whose .activities .change .in .response .to
.neural .commands.




What .are .the .three .main .regions .of .a .neuron? .- .correct .answer.Dendrites .- .Receive
.information, .Cell .body .- .contains .the .nucleus .and .organelles, .Axons .- .distribute

.information .to .other .cells.




What .is .the .base .of .an .axon .in .a .multipolar .neuron .called? .- .correct .answer.An .axon.

What .is .the .axolemma? .- .correct .answer.A .specialized .portion .of .the .plasma .membrane,
.that .surronds .the .cytoplasm .(aka, .the .axoplasm) .of .the .axon.