Nervous System Quiz 564 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are chemical messengers that transmit signals across synapses?

Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitters.

2. ..... is an excitatory neurotransmitter whereas ..... in an inhibitory neurotransmitter.

Correct Answer: B) Glutamate ; GABA.

3. Which type of CNS neuroglial cells support and brace neurons and connect them to their nutrient/blood supply?

Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes.

4. Studying is best done .....

Correct Answer: C) With limited distractions and plenty of sleep.

5. The brain and spinal cord make up which of the following nervous systems?

Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System.

6. ..... are the chemical signals running a relay across synapses.

Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters.

7. Which of the following portions of the brain coordinates skeletal muscle and maintains equilibrium?

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum.

8. Which body system provides cells with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide that cells produce as waste?

Correct Answer: C) Respiratory.

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Correct Answer: A) W.

10. The function of the brain is .....

Correct Answer: A) Creates voluntary responses and control our thinking.

11. This includes the Brain and Spinal cord

Correct Answer: A) CNS.

12. Which branch of the autonomic NS is called the 'rest and digest'?

Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic.

13. Six muscles used to move the eye left and right, up and down

Correct Answer: C) Extrinsic muscles.

14. Cover your eye

Correct Answer: C) Closed eyes.

15. What is Broca's Area responsible for?

Correct Answer: C) Speech Production.

16. Your cells in your nose that can pick up smell are known as .....

Correct Answer: C) Olfactory cells.

17. SENSORY NERVES ARE ALSO KNOWN AS

Correct Answer: C) OPTIC NERVES.

18. Neurons have long projections to transmit impulses. What is the name of these projections?

Correct Answer: B) Axons.

19. What type of neuroglial cell participates in the production and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?

Correct Answer: C) Ependymal cells.

20. The CNS interprets incoming sensory info & makes decisions based on past experiences

Correct Answer: A) True.