Nervous System Quiz 309 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which specialized area is responsible for a person's ability to speak?

Correct Answer: C) Broca's Area.

2. Which of the following is a function of the occipital lobe?

Correct Answer: A) Contains the visual cortex.

3. What is the function of the pons?

Correct Answer: A) Functions as a bridge between the cerebrum and cerebellum.

4. Which channels inside a neuron open to allow repolarization?

Correct Answer: A) Potassium channels.

5. Classification for neurons that have one axon and many dendrites

Correct Answer: D) Multipolar.

6. What organ makes insulin to regulate blood sugar?

Correct Answer: B) Pancreas.

7. TRUE/FALSE:you need to lose at least 5% of the body's water before you become dehydrated.

Correct Answer: B) False.

8. Scientists of any century have disproved the notion that the Greeks proposed brain control

Correct Answer: A) 16th &17th centuries.

9. What is a ganglion?

Correct Answer: C) A collection of nerve cell bodies located in the body, but not in the brain or spinal cord.

10. The brainstem is also called the

Correct Answer: D) Medulla.

11. The use of ultrasound imaging to create a detailed visual image of the brain.

Correct Answer: C) Echoencephalography.

12. What is the correct term for an individual with spinal cord injury where only the legs are affected?

Correct Answer: A) Paraplegia.

13. The part of brain responsible for receive information from five sense organs is .....

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum.

14. Central part of the nervous system

Correct Answer: B) Brain.

15. Cerebrum is also called .....

Correct Answer: A) Thinking brain.

16. The epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis are a part of this system.

Correct Answer: C) Outgrowths.

17. . Cerebrospinal fluid is found only in the brain.

Correct Answer: B) False.

18. Cells that support, nourish and insulate the neurons

Correct Answer: A) Neuroglial cells.

19. When your hand feels the heat from a fire, it sends an "ouch" signal to your brain using:

Correct Answer: B) Sensory Nerves.

20. Dura mater

Correct Answer: D) Hard.