Nervous System Quiz 529 (20 MCQs)

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1. The brain recieves and sends messages through .....

Correct Answer: B) Nerves.

2. What does the cranium protect?

Correct Answer: C) Brain.

3. Which layer of the skin does NOT contain blood vessels?

Correct Answer: A) Epidermis.

4. What is the main role of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: A) It controls everything you do.

5. Which receptors detect heavy pressure?

Correct Answer: C) Pacinian corpuscles.

6. The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

7. Responsible for visual processing

Correct Answer: C) Occipital lobe.

8. This is a part of the limbic system and is involved in emotions and fear:

Correct Answer: D) Amygdala.

9. The ..... divides into two main sections or branches from the Trachea.

Correct Answer: C) Bronchi.

10. Type of neurotransmitter-short strands of amino acids

Correct Answer: C) Neuropeptides.

11. Sounds waves enter your outer ear and travel through

Correct Answer: A) Ear canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea, to auditory nerve.

12. This part of the nervous system controls the voluntary movements.

Correct Answer: C) SNS.

13. Each nerve is made up of many cells called

Correct Answer: C) Neurons.

14. Carries impulses from the brain towards the muscles and glads

Correct Answer: D) Motor neuron.

15. Responsible for hearing, smelling, learning, memory:

Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe.

16. Type of surgeon that operates on the brain is a

Correct Answer: B) Neurosurgeon.

17. Which ossicle gets it vibrations directly from the Tympanic Membrane?

Correct Answer: A) Malleus.

18. T/F:There are millions of neurons in the human body.

Correct Answer: B) False.

19. The vital centers are located in the

Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata.

20. How many years has Mrs. Stevenson taught at Shepherd?

Correct Answer: D) 15.