Nervous System Quiz 368 (20 MCQs)

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1. A simple behaviour involving a rapid automatic response to a stimulus is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Reflex.

2. Receives and analyzes information received from the sensors

Correct Answer: A) Control center.

3. Dopamine controls.....

Correct Answer: A) Movement, posture, and mood.

4. A nerve pathway, consisting of a sensory neuron, interneuron, and motor neuron, that forms the structural and functional bases for a reflex

Correct Answer: A) Reflex arc.

5. What type of cell gathers and carries information?

Correct Answer: D) Neuron.

6. What is the bodies main inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitter?

Correct Answer: A) GABA, Glutamate.

7. The most abundant class of neuron in the central nervous system is

Correct Answer: D) Multipolar.

8. The outer layer of tissue on your body (in other words, your SKIN), and also the tissue that lines some of your body's inner surfaces:

Correct Answer: A) Epithelial.

9. How many lobes does the Cerebrum have?

Correct Answer: D) 4.

10. What are all the parts of the brain?

Correct Answer: E) The cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem.

11. What are the 3 membranes that cover and protect the brain & spinal cord called?

Correct Answer: C) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater.

12. Which part of the brain is responsible for involuntary actions like breathing, heartbeat, etc?

Correct Answer: B) Brain stem.

13. By %, what is the most abundant substance in the blood?

Correct Answer: C) Plasma.

14. What is the function of epyndymal cells in the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Beating of the cilia help to circulate the cerebrospinal fluid.

15. Which of the following controls the "rest and digest" response

Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic.

16. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Neur/o [ NEUR/O ]?

Correct Answer: A) Nerve.

17. The space between the brain and the skull bones is filled with .....

Correct Answer: C) Fluid.

18. Which part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons?

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites.

19. Which of the following is responsible for regulating activities that are involuntary?

Correct Answer: B) Autonomic Nervous System.

20. Babies have more bones than adults.

Correct Answer: A) True.