Nervous System Quiz 472 (20 MCQs)

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1. Division of the Autonomic Nervous System that's is responsible for 'rest & digest'

Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic.

2. Neurons with specialized dendrites of sensory neurons found in sensory organs.

Correct Answer: A) Sensory Neurons.

3. A neurotransmitter that belongs to a group of compounds called catecholamines.

Correct Answer: B) Serotonin.

4. Which detect pressure and vibration

Correct Answer: B) Pacinian corpuscles.

5. What is the largest bone in the body?

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

6. Which part of the nervous system does not need our conscious control? It controls body functions like digestion and heart rate.

Correct Answer: D) Autonomic nervous system.

7. The ..... is responsible for the voluntary, or conscious, activities of the body.

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

8. Gray mass that surrounds the part of brain that controls functions like problem solving

Correct Answer: B) Cerberal Cortex.

9. Which of the following best defines a chemical synapse?

Correct Answer: A) A small gap between a neuron and another cell that allows for the transmission of neurotransmitters.

10. Which vitamin's deficiency causes Rickets?

Correct Answer: C) Vitamin D.

11. Spinal cord is also known as

Correct Answer: D) Vertebral column.

12. A receptor that detects light and darkness it's called .....

Correct Answer: A) Photoreceptor.

13. What happens when a cell body is injured?

Correct Answer: A) The neuron usually dies.

14. A type of neuron (nerve) that sends messages from the central nervous system to muscles (motors) or glands.

Correct Answer: A) Motor Neuron.

15. The messages get to and from the brain by the ..... system.

Correct Answer: A) Nervous.

16. What support the snail's body?

Correct Answer: A) Exoskeleton.

17. Front part of the brain; where intelligence and though take place

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum.

18. The nervous system controls and coordinates the other systems.

Correct Answer: A) True.

19. Which part of the nervous system are INTERNEURONS a part of?

Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System.

20. True or False:Both mechanical and chemical digestion take place in the stomach.

Correct Answer: A) True.