Nervous System Quiz 55 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Which of the following options IS NOT one of the effects of the sympathetic response?

Correct Answer: C) Decrease in blood pressure.

2. The brain contains more than ..... neurons.

Correct Answer: A) 100 billion.

3. The lobe in charge of hearing

Correct Answer: B) Temporal.

4. Can hyperpolarize the postsynaptic neuron so it can't send on the action potential, and thus the message is not passed on.

Correct Answer: B) Inhibitory neurotransmitters.

5. Which part of the nervous system controls digestion and your heartbeat?

Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord.

6. Dizziness

Correct Answer: C) Dizziness.

7. Intelligence is the function of the ..... cerebrum.

Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe.

8. How many movable joints do we have.

Correct Answer: A) 4.

9. A clear fluid that helps the cornea keep its rounded shape, found in the anterior chamber

Correct Answer: A) Aqueous humor.

10. Motor neurons

Correct Answer: B) They will bring.

11. We do not feel any pain while cutting our hair and nails as there are no ..... present in them.

Correct Answer: B) Neurons.

12. What is an axon?

Correct Answer: A) Transmits impulses.

13. This lobe is in charge of making decisions

Correct Answer: C) Frontal.

14. There are two types of synapses, based on mode of communication. What are they?

Correct Answer: D) Chemical and electrical.

15. Axon Terminal is number .....

Correct Answer: D) 6.

16. This cranial nerve controls the heart and digestive tract

Correct Answer: A) Vagus.

17. Which pairing is NOT correct?

Correct Answer: C) Nociceptors-chemicals.

18. Heart palpitation

Correct Answer: A) Heart pounding.

19. We only use about 10% of our brain.

Correct Answer: B) False.

20. Different sections of the brain are responsible for different functions/jobs.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.