health test (chapter 3)

Question 1

treats diseases and disorders of the nervous system

Answer 1

neurologist

Question 2

the most important and complex part of the nervous system

Answer 2

brain

Question 3

tough, white part of the eye

Answer 3

sclera

Question 4

responsible for the functions that you consciously control

Answer 4

somatic nervous system

Question 5

eating disorder that involves self-induced starvation

Answer 5

anorexia nervosa

Question 6

colored part of the eye

Answer 6

iris

Question 7

thick bundle of nerve fibers located within the spinal cavity

Answer 7

spinal cord

Question 8

sensory receptors that involve touch and pressure

Answer 8

mechanoreceptors

Question 9

inability to clearly focus on nearby objects. also known as farsightedness.

Answer 9

myopia

Question 10

sensory receptors that involve taste and smell

Answer 10

chemoreceptors

Question 11

nerve cells of the body

Answer 11

neurons

Question 12

two types of nerves in the peripheral nervous system

Answer 12

spinal & cranial nerves

Question 13

two parts of the central nervous system

Answer 13

brain & spinal cord

Question 14

neurons that relay signals from the CNS to other parts of the body

Answer 14

motor neurons

Question 15

controls skeletal muscles during complex movements such as running and swimming

Answer 15

cerebellum

Question 16

part of the brain that interprets sensory information

Answer 16

cerebrum

Question 17

controls involuntary muscles and activities in your body such as breathing and heartbeat

Answer 17

brain stem

Question 18

suffix that means a condition

Answer 18

-ia

Question 19

refers to muscle

Answer 19

myo-

Question 20

refers to hearing

Answer 20

auditory

Question 21

suffix that refers to the eye

Answer 21

-op or -ops

Question 22

suffix means killing

Answer 22

-cide

Question 23

prefix means hard

Answer 23

scler- or sclera

Question 24

prefix means heat

Answer 24

therm- or thermo-

Question 25

prefix means mechanical

Answer 25

mechano-

Question 26

prefix that means less than, beneath, or below

Answer 26

hypo-

Question 27

prefix that refers to the brain

Answer 27

neuro-

Question 28

prefix that refers to chemical

Answer 28

chem- or chemo-

Question 29

a focusing issue caused by an abnormally shaped cornea

Answer 29

astigmatism

Question 30

"D" in discern

Answer 30

determine you choices

Question 31

"I" in discern

Answer 31

inquire of God

Question 32

"S" in discern

Answer 32

search the Scriptures

Question 33

"C" in discern

Answer 33

consider godly counsel

Question 34

"E" in discern

Answer 34

eliminate worldly thinking

Question 35

"R" in discern

Answer 35

recognize God's leading

Question 36

"N" in discern

Answer 36

never compromise that truth

Question 37

part of neuron that are branching exten­sions from the cell that receive impulses from other neurons and send them to the cell body

Answer 37

dendrites

Question 38

part of neuron that contains a nucleus, sends and receives nerve impulses, and controls the cell’s growth

Answer 38

cell body

Question 39

neuron parts (3)

Answer 39

cell body, dendrite, axon

Question 40

contains nerve centers that regulate breathing, blood pressure, swal­lowing, and other vital body functions

Answer 40

medulla oblongata

Question 41

process when nerve impulses can signal your muscles to jerk the affected body part away from danger without waiting for the brain to respond

Answer 41

reflex

Question 42

helps coordinate the movement of both eyes

Answer 42

midbrain

Question 43

routes nerve impulses to and from the cerebrum

Answer 43

thalamus

Question 44

part of neuron that carry nerve impulses away from the cell body

Answer 44

axons

Question 45

neurons that transmit information to the CNS from the senses

Answer 45

sensory neurons

Question 46

neurons that are found only in the CNS and are responsible for information processing by the brain and spinal cord; they also func­tion to relay messages from place to place within the CNS

Answer 46

interneurons