Nervous System Quiz 374 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which nervous system inhibits digestion?

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Nervous System.

2. The right and left sides of the brain are connected by the

Correct Answer: D) Callous body.

3. Have you had any headaches

Correct Answer: C) Never had a headache.

4. The body's communication system is the

Correct Answer: C) Nervous system.

5. Which disorder is associated with demyelination?

Correct Answer: C) Multiple Sclerosis.

6. How many bones is our skull made up of?

Correct Answer: A) 22.

7. ..... protects the brain and spinal cord from injury because it forms a watery cushion layer.

Correct Answer: C) Cerebrospinal fluid.

8. What part of the neuron receives impulses?

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites.

9. The somatic system helps if I have to run

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

10. Part of the nervous system which consists of the cranial and spinal nerves

Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system.

11. Where is the neuron do you find the nucleus?

Correct Answer: D) Cell body.

12. Which neurone is also involved in the reflex action?

Correct Answer: C) Relay neurone.

13. The message transmitted through the nervous system is called an impulse.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. A specialized structure that contains the ends of sensory neurons and that responds to specific types of stimuli

Correct Answer: C) Sensory receptor.

15. In which two parts is divided de nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) Central and Peripheral.

16. Maintains and restores normal body function

Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic nervous system.

17. Which are the main parts of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system (CNS) andPeripheral nervous system.

18. Normally, after a neurotransmitter has "unlocked" an action, an impulse or effect, it

Correct Answer: A) It is broken down by an enzyme or reabsorbed into the cell tha tmade it.

19. What glial cells make up the myelin sheaths of the peripheral nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Schwann Cells.

20. Which organ in the digestive system absorbs the most water from food?

Correct Answer: C) Large intestine.