Nervous System Quiz 371 (20 MCQs)

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1. Connects brain to spinal cord; Controls hunger and thirst; the most basic body functions, such as body temperature, blood pressure and breathing.

Correct Answer: A) Brainstem.

2. The cranial and spinal nerves belong to the ..... system.

Correct Answer: A) Peripheral nervous system.

3. Which of these is not a name for the support cells of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: D) Neurosis.

4. Transparent anterior portion of the outer tunic of the eye

Correct Answer: D) Cornea.

5. Examples of Chemoreceptors are .....

Correct Answer: C) Taste and smell.

6. Which of the following functions as a motor protein in all three types of muscle tissue?

Correct Answer: B) Myosin.

7. Responsible for controlling hunger, thirst, many emotions, body temperature, and circadian rhythms (sleeping and waking patterns)

Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus.

8. Fasicle refers to

Correct Answer: A) Bundle.

9. The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called

Correct Answer: A) Keratin.

10. Which of your muscles are voluntary?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

11. When your arm "falls asleep" what is actually happening?

Correct Answer: B) The communication between the nerves and the brain no longer flows smoothly.

12. If foreign substances pass the body's first line of defense and into the bloodstream, what happens?

Correct Answer: B) They are attacked by lymphocytes.

13. Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGEST

Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic.

14. During repolarization, what occurs in the axon's neuron?

Correct Answer: A) Action potential stops, outside membrane positive, inside negative.

15. The terminals contain tiny sacs, or vesicles, filled with .....

Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters.

16. Chemical used to send a signal across a synapse

Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitter.

17. This is the lobe of the cerebrum that controls the sense of vision.

Correct Answer: D) Occipital.

18. What is the cell body of a neuron also known as?

Correct Answer: B) Soma.

19. Which of the following is NOT a function of the cerebrum?

Correct Answer: C) Equilibrium.

20. Where are your phalanges located?

Correct Answer: D) Fingers and Toes.