TEST 3

Question 1

refers to the nervous system

Answer 1

neuro-

Question 2

means “less than, beneath, or below.”

Answer 2

hypo-

Question 3

means “mechanical,” or having to do with physical forces.

Answer 3

mechano-

Question 4

means “heat.”

Answer 4

therm-or thermo-

Question 5

means “chemical.”

Answer 5

chem-or chemo-

Question 6

means “hard.”

Answer 6

scler-or sclero-

Question 7

refers to muscle

Answer 7

my-or myo-

Question 8

refers to the eye

Answer 8

op or -ops

Question 8

means “condition.”

Answer 8

ia-

Question 9

refers to hearing.

Answer 9

auditory

Question 10

means “killing.”

Answer 10

-cide

Question 11

most important and complex part of the nervous system

Answer 11

Brain

Question 12

Specializes in the brain and its functions

Answer 12

Neurologist

Question 13

white part of the eye

Answer 13

Sclera

Question 14

subdivision of your peripheral nervous system

Answer 14

Somatic system

Question 15

eating disorder where you starve yourself and believe that you are fat when you are not

Answer 15

Anorexia

Question 16

colored part of the eye

Answer 16

iris

Question 17

thick bundle of nerve fibers located within the spinal cavity

Answer 17

Spinal cord

Question 18

sensory receptors responsible for sensa­tions of touch and pressure

Answer 18

Mechanoreceptors

Question 19

inability to clearly focus on distant objects (nearsightedness)

Answer 19

Myopia

Question 19

actual nerve cells of the body

Answer 19

Neurons

Question 20

Nerve endings sensitive to chemicals; allow you to detect chemicals in the air, and chemore­ceptors on your tongue (taste buds) allow you to detect dissolved chemicals in your mouth

Answer 20

Chemoreceptors

Question 21

relay signals from the CNS to other parts of the body

Answer 21

motor neurons

Question 22

branch from the spinal cord; contains sensory neurons which relay messages to the spinal cord and motor neurons which relay messages from the spinal cord to all parts of the body

Answer 22

Spinal nerves

Question 23

thick bundle of nerve fibers located within the spinal cavity

Answer 23

spinal cord

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Brain stem

Question 24

(2nd largest part of brain) controls skeletal muscles during complex movements such as running and swimming

Answer 24

Cerebellum

Question 24

branch directly from the brain

Answer 24

cranial nerves

Question 24

(largest part of brain) involved in conscious thought, memory, and interpret­ing sensory information

Answer 24

Cerebrum

Question 25

a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature, which results in distorted images, as light rays are prevented from meeting at a common focus

Answer 25

Astigmatism

Question 25

short branched extension of a nerve cell

Answer 25

Dendrites

Question 26

contains a nucleus, sends and receives nerve impulses, and controls the cell’s growth

Answer 26

Cell body

Question 27

carry nerve impulses away from the cell body

Answer 27

Axons

Question 28

another name for spinal cord

Answer 28

Medulla oblongata

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Reflex

Question 30

routes nerve impulses to and from the cerebrum

Answer 30

Thalamus

Question 31

D-

Answer 31

determine your choices

Question 32

I-

Answer 32

inquire of god

Question 33

S-

Answer 33

search the scriptures

Question 34

C-

Answer 34

godly counsel

Question 35

E-

Answer 35

eliminate worldly thinking

Question 36

R-

Answer 36

recognize gods leading

Question 37

N-

Answer 37

never compromise the truth