Nervous System Quiz 253 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. If you are right brained then when you look at the word that is the color pink but spells the color red you:

Correct Answer: B) You say the word pink because your right brain is in control and you see the color of the word first rather than the word itself.

2. A reflex is an involuntary action.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. Where does the sodium potassium pump move potassium ions?

Correct Answer: A) Into the cell.

4. The ..... is the colored portion of the eye that controls the opening, or ....., where light passes through.

Correct Answer: D) Iris; pupil.

5. What nervous system structure provides a tract along which impulses can travel to and from the brain and peripheral nerves?

Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord.

6. Select the region of the brain that contains inspiratory and expiratory neurons for the rhythmic control of breathing.

Correct Answer: B) Medulla oblongata.

7. ..... controls all the activities of our body.

Correct Answer: B) Brain.

8. The motor function of the somatic nervous system can be demonstrated by

Correct Answer: D) Scratching your head.

9. Located behind the ears, this structure is key for language and speech

Correct Answer: C) Temporal Lobe.

10. Unhealthy lifestyle

Correct Answer: A) Unhealthy lifestyle.

11. Sarah washed her and after she touched a dirty trash

Correct Answer: B) Not a reflex action.

12. Small part of brain stem that extends from the mammillary bodies to the pons inferiorly. reflex centers involved with vision and hearing.

Correct Answer: C) Midbrain.

13. The nervous system is divided into 2 sections called the central nervous system and the

Correct Answer: D) Peripheral nervous system.

14. Humans only use 10% of its brain capacity. People with a higher IQ use a bigger part.

Correct Answer: B) Mast cells.

15. At an electrical synapse ..... allow APs to be moved to the next neuron

Correct Answer: A) Gap junctions.

16. This part of your brain sorts data

Correct Answer: B) Thalamus.

17. Describe the function of the somatic nervous system:

Correct Answer: B) Controls voluntary muscle.

18. Where's axon terminals

Correct Answer: A) End of axons.

19. Which disease is diagnosed in patients 45-65 with complaints of difficulty with movement and associated tremors?

Correct Answer: C) Parkinson's.

20. Nerve Pain

Correct Answer: C) Neuralgia.