Nervous System Quiz 468 (20 MCQs)

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1. The CNS is made up of

Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord.

2. Question 5

Correct Answer: C) C.

3. When messages travel creating an electrical impulse is moves through the .....

Correct Answer: C) Axon.

4. At the axon terminals the action potential can .....

Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct.

5. Network of fine threads that extend into axons

Correct Answer: A) Neurofibrils.

6. That protects the spinal cord?

Correct Answer: A) The vertebral column.

7. What is located below the cerebrum?

Correct Answer: B) The cerebellum.

8. Which of the following supporting cells has a phagocytic function?

Correct Answer: C) Microglia.

9. The basic structure unit of nervous system is .....

Correct Answer: B) Neuron.

10. Which of the following is an impairment of the temporal lobe?

Correct Answer: A) Wernicke's aphasia.

11. Which two types of cells produce myelin coverings around the nerves?

Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes.

12. The ..... lobe, in the rear of the brain, processes light and other visual information from the eyes.

Correct Answer: D) Occipital lobe.

13. What is represented by B?

Correct Answer: B) Nucleus.

14. The sense organ that can detect cold, hot, pain, and pressure

Correct Answer: D) Skin.

15. Of the neuroglia, join neurons and blood vessels

Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes.

16. Are chemical messengers

Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters.

17. Which statement about adrenoleukodystrophy is Not true?

Correct Answer: B) Mainly affects the nervous system and the adrenal glands.

18. The lobe of the brain for speech and memories?

Correct Answer: A) Frontal.

19. Animals which see well during night have abundant

Correct Answer: A) Rods.

20. Responsible for balance

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.