Nervous System Quiz 53 (20 MCQs)

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1. Portion of the nervous system that gathers info from the environment

Correct Answer: C) Sensory.

2. How many pairs of cranial nerves are on the underside of the brain?

Correct Answer: D) 12.

3. The ecosystem's ability to maintain equilibrium even when adisturbance has occurred.

Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem stability.

4. Your main reflex center is located in the

Correct Answer: D) Midbrain.

5. The lobe responsible for controlling our hearing and smell is the .....

Correct Answer: A) Temporal.

6. This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other

Correct Answer: A) Correlational.

7. The cells that make up the nervous system

Correct Answer: A) Neuron.

8. Inability to focus and loss of attention are symptoms of:

Correct Answer: B) ADHD.

9. Which of the following is not a division of the autonomic nervous system?

Correct Answer: D) Somatic nervous system.

10. The neurons consist of ..... parts

Correct Answer: C) 3.

11. Which lobe of the brain is located immediately anterior to the central sulcus?

Correct Answer: C) Frontal lobe.

12. Why central nervous system controls body movement?

Correct Answer: A) Because it is able to receive stimuli and information from the body.

13. Your body contains sense receptors that ..... so your body can take in information and respond appropriately.

Correct Answer: A) Send information to your brain.

14. It serves as the reflex center of the body.

Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord.

15. Which brain structure is in control of your hormones, growth, and development?

Correct Answer: D) Pituitary Gland.

16. The idea that if a neuron fires, it will always fire at the same intensity is known as?

Correct Answer: C) All or one principle.

17. Which nerves carry Information from body parts to the brain?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves.

18. Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.

Correct Answer: A) Stimulus.

19. Nervous system function that receives information from the environment and translates it into the electrical signals of nervous tissue.

Correct Answer: A) Sensation.

20. If the occipital lobe of the brain is damaged, the patient's ..... may be affected.

Correct Answer: C) Vision.