Nervous System Quiz 1027 (20 MCQs)

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1. Used to sense the environment, but doesn't directly convert into electrical signals for our body

Correct Answer: B) Sensory organs.

2. Nerves that carry messages from the brain to the different parts of the body are called .....

Correct Answer: B) Motor.

3. Receptors for taste and smell are classified as:

Correct Answer: C) Chemoreceptors.

4. What type of stimulus? Touch a hot skillet

Correct Answer: B) External.

5. The impulse conducting cells of the nervous system are called:

Correct Answer: B) Neurons.

6. These neurons do not have a well defined dendrite network and have the cell body located in the interior of the neuron.

Correct Answer: B) Sensory.

7. Damage to the prefrontal cortex would most likely result in

Correct Answer: A) Diminished planning abilities.

8. Which of the following is NOT a degenerative disease?

Correct Answer: B) Bell's palsy.

9. The somatic nervous system innervates the skeletal system and is .....

Correct Answer: D) Voluntary.

10. ..... maintain the balance of the body.

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

11. What dose the Mollusk have?

Correct Answer: C) Brain Nerve Cord.

12. Which characteristic of a neuron determines the speed of action potential conducted down the axon?

Correct Answer: D) The amount of myelination present along the axon.

13. Which is the one responsible for producing and releasing melatonin?

Correct Answer: B) Pineal gland.

14. These contain receptors that detect motion of the head.

Correct Answer: D) Semicircular canals.

15. Acts as a relay station for sensory information, directing it to the appropriate areas of the brain for processing

Correct Answer: A) Thalamus.

16. What organ involve in the secretion of insulin?

Correct Answer: A) Liver.

17. Which letter is pointing to the soma?

Correct Answer: B) B.

18. Bipolar disorder is similar to schizophrenia in that researchers suspect that both include trouble with the neurotransmitter

Correct Answer: A) Dopamine.

19. What's in the center of a bone

Correct Answer: D) Bone Marrow.

20. Which part of the brain connects to the spinal cord?

Correct Answer: A) Brain Stem.