Nervous System Quiz 553 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Body

Correct Answer: B) Summoned him/her.

2. Impulses are conducted along peripheral neurons to effectors, muscles or glands that perform actions in response; this is the ..... function

Correct Answer: C) Motor.

3. A brain injury can cause which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) Memory loss, brain damage, and loss of physical abilities.

4. What type of nerve carries information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system (from outside to inside)?

Correct Answer: A) Afferent nerve.

5. Medical term for muscle contraction

Correct Answer: C) -taxi.

6. ..... $\rightarrow$..... $\rightarrow$.....

Correct Answer: A) Stimulus, Interpret, Response.

7. The main function of an axon is

Correct Answer: D) Transmit action potential away from the cell body to an adjacent cell.

8. Follow my finger

Correct Answer: C) Follow my finger.

9. The part of the brain that controls breathing and heart rate is the?

Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem.

10. What is the function of motor output in the body's control system?

Correct Answer: D) It activates effector organs to cause a response.

11. A cranial nerve with the highest number of branches

Correct Answer: B) Trigeminal nerve.

12. Which animals do not have a brain?

Correct Answer: A) Jellyfish.

13. Common cause of bacterial meningitis is

Correct Answer: B) Haemophilus influenzae.

14. The intersection between a neuron and another neuron.

Correct Answer: D) Conclusion.

15. Sudden bursts of abnormal neuron activity that result in temporary changes in brain function are known as .....

Correct Answer: A) Seizures.

16. Which neurons have many dendrites and a single axon?

Correct Answer: A) Multipolar.

17. ..... is a smooth, firm, and flexible tissue that is found on the ends of bones. It cushions and reduces friction between bones in your joints:

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

18. The process extended from soma that conducts impulses towards the cell body is the:

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites.

19. The nervous system has ..... main functions:

Correct Answer: C) 3.

20. Bundle of axons and its connective tissue sheath in the PNS

Correct Answer: B) Nerve.