Nervous System Quiz 1007 (20 MCQs)

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1. Major organs of the digestive system

Correct Answer: B) Stomach, intestines, mouth.

2. *In response to action potentials arriving along the transverse tubules, the sarcoplasmic reticulum releases

Correct Answer: B) *calcium ions.

3. Parts of brain that controls our body to breathe and digest the food is .....

Correct Answer: B) Brain Stem.

4. What is the role of the sclera in the eye?

Correct Answer: C) It is the anchoring site for extrinsic eye muscles.

5. BONUS! What's Miss Zugibe's dog's name?

Correct Answer: B) Ichabod Crane.

6. Examples of a hinge joint are

Correct Answer: B) Elbow and knee.

7. Chemicals released by nerves to stimulate other nerves, muscles or glands

Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitters.

8. The basic functional unit of nervous system is ..... ?

Correct Answer: A) Neurons.

9. Sends impulses away from the CNS

Correct Answer: A) Efferent Nerves.

10. The following are the functions of the skull, except:

Correct Answer: B) Connects the heart to the brain.

11. What is the role of the sodium-potassium pump during the action potential process?

Correct Answer: C) It restores the ion concentrations to normal and the resting potential returns.

12. Some rides at an amusement park cause a person to become dizzy. Which part of the ear is most likely involved with feeling dizzy?

Correct Answer: C) Semi-circular canals.

13. Two major branches of the nervous system

Correct Answer: A) CNS & PNS.

14. What type of sensory receptors detects touch, pressure and muscle movement?

Correct Answer: B) Mechanoreceptors.

15. Which detects at least five different chemical substances?

Correct Answer: C) Key bids.

16. Effectors which are beyond voluntary control include I triceps muscles. II iris muscles. III salivary glands. IV ileum muscles.

Correct Answer: B) II, III and IV only.

17. Both taste and smell are the body processing chemicals.

Correct Answer: A) True.

18. Type of neurotransmitter that excites skeletal muscles but inhibits cardiac muscle

Correct Answer: C) Acetylcholine.

19. True Or False:The Skull Is Attached To The Back Bone

Correct Answer: A) True.

20. Which part of the eye absorbs light from the sides of the eye?

Correct Answer: C) Choroid.