Nervous System Quiz 1001 (20 MCQs)

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1. Region of brain which moves short-term memories into long-term storage

Correct Answer: A) Hippocampus.

2. Odd shaped

Correct Answer: C) Irregular Bone.

3. Which of the following represents the correct sequence from outermost to innermost layers of the meninges

Correct Answer: D) Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater.

4. The Nervous system processes information and tells the body how to

Correct Answer: C) React.

5. The part of the brain that controls involuntary processes is

Correct Answer: D) Medulla.

6. What is the primary function of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

Correct Answer: B) Integration and control center.

7. Encloses the shallow third ventricle of the brain, is a relay station for sensory impulses passing upward to the sensory cortex.

Correct Answer: B) Thalamus.

8. Subdural hematoma

Correct Answer: A) Pertaining to below the dura mater.

9. What is the medulla responsible for

Correct Answer: C) Heartbeat, breathing.

10. The term cardiac arrest refers to

Correct Answer: D) The cessation of all cardiac activity.

11. The basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information

Correct Answer: D) Neuron.

12. Which one is not a part of nervous system?

Correct Answer: A) Heart.

13. This structure of the brain is made up of the pons, midbrain and medulla oblongata

Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem.

14. Check all that apply about the Peripheral Nervous System?

Correct Answer: A) The PNS is everything else outside the brain and spinal cord.

15. When one neuron sends messages to more than one other neuron

Correct Answer: C) Divergence.

16. Fibers that receive and convey message to the cell body of a neuron

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites.

17. Which part of the peripheral nervous system controls activity in a conscious state?

Correct Answer: B) Somatic.

18. Which is the correct order in which sound waves flow through the ear?

Correct Answer: A) Auricle, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea.

19. Which neurotransmitter has an excitatory effect on its target cell?

Correct Answer: B) Adrenaline.

20. Hemisphere that is associated with logical abilities

Correct Answer: A) Left Hemisphere.