Nervous System Quiz 431 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is NOT a reflex response?

Correct Answer: C) Reaching out to grab a piece of cake.

2. One of the functions of cerebellum is to?

Correct Answer: B) Maintain balance coordination and muscular control.

3. The ..... division controls conscious voluntary movement of skeletal muscles.

Correct Answer: D) Somatic.

4. When traveling along an axon, the cell membrane immediately ahead of an action potential depolarizes because of .....

Correct Answer: B) Diffusion of sodium current.

5. Which part of the brain is responsible for bodily needs?

Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus.

6. Visceral functions are controlled by nuclei in the

Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata.

7. What is the central canal that allows blood vessels and nerves to pass through compact bone?

Correct Answer: A) Haversian canal.

8. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for communication between between the brain and spinal cord and the rest of the body

Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System.

9. Type of neuron that carries messages FROM the CNS to the body.

Correct Answer: B) Motor neuron.

10. An autonomic response to pain or any other sensation is called a .....

Correct Answer: A) Reflex.

11. Which two ions are involved in the conduction of nerve impulses?

Correct Answer: B) Sodium and potassium.

12. Receives and processes auditory information and involved in language comprehension?

Correct Answer: B) Temporal Lobe.

13. Glue

Correct Answer: A) Him/her.

14. What is the purpose of the synapse?

Correct Answer: D) To connect neurons together.

15. How many PAIRS of nerves extend from the spinal cord?

Correct Answer: B) 31.

16. These neuron processes transmit information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system

Correct Answer: B) Afferent.

17. Intelligence is the function of the ..... of the cerebrum.

Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe.

18. The place where an impulse passes from one neuron to another

Correct Answer: A) Conclusion.

19. What makes white matter white?

Correct Answer: A) Myelin.

20. Responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestion.

Correct Answer: B) Autonomic Nervous System.