Nervous System Quiz 247 (20 MCQs)

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1. A special neuron that sends messages to a muscle or a gland.

Correct Answer: B) Motor Neuron.

2. They allow the movement of sodium-potassium ions in and out of the neuron.

Correct Answer: D) Leak channels.

3. What is this the function of?To detect (sense) stimuli (change in surroundings) OR convert stimulus into an impulse

Correct Answer: A) Receptor.

4. The somatic nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system that controls

Correct Answer: B) Voluntary movements.

5. Band of axon fibers connects 2 hemisphere

Correct Answer: B) Callous body.

6. Nerve impulse is carried by neurotransmitters *

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. Controls breathing, heartbeat, and digestion

Correct Answer: B) ANS.

8. The 2 major masses of the cerebrum are connected to each other by this bridge of white nerve fibers.

Correct Answer: A) Corpus Callosum.

9. What are the two main divisions of the overall nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) Central and Peripheral Nervous System.

10. The part of the eye that controls the amount of light to get inside the eye is

Correct Answer: C) Irsis and the pupil.

11. Cranial nerve XI is .....

Correct Answer: C) Accessory.

12. What role do neuroglia (glial cells) play in the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) They provide nutrition, insulation, and help with signal transmission.

13. Which of the following regulates the coughing, sneezing, and vomiting reflexes?

Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata.

14. This type of neuron carries the response from the brain so the body can react/respond/move.

Correct Answer: A) Motor neuron.

15. Which body system is the following statement true for? "It is composed of glands that secrete hormones."

Correct Answer: B) Endocrine System.

16. What is the physiology of the hypothalamus?

Correct Answer: B) Regulate temperature.

17. What does the AXON of a nerve cell do?

Correct Answer: B) The axon SENDS messages from the nerve cell.

18. When in danger, sympathetic cause decreased in heartbeat but parasympathetic cause increase in heartbeat

Correct Answer: B) False.

19. Muscles that draw the fingers together the fingers are called:

Correct Answer: A) Adductors.

20. What is another name for the sensory division of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Afferent.