Nervous System Quiz 591 (20 MCQs)

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1. What systems work with the nervous system?

Correct Answer: E) All of the above.

2. The central nervous system consist of the .....

Correct Answer: D) Brain and spinal cord .

3. The inner ear is a complicated mass of fluid-filled semicircular canal and a spiral tube embedded in a ..... of the temporal bone.

Correct Answer: B) Bony labyrinth.

4. What are hair and nails made of?

Correct Answer: A) Keratin.

5. Motor neuron; carries impluse from the CNS to the body

Correct Answer: D) Efferent neuron.

6. Which type of neuron is responsible for transmitting signals from the muscles to the brain during exercise?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons.

7. Type of neuron helper cell that connects blood vessels to neurons

Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes.

8. I. Control body temperature II. Control water balance (has thirst centre) The above statements refer to the function of

Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus.

9. What kind of brain matter is located beneath the cerebral cortex?

Correct Answer: B) White matter.

10. Fatty covering around axons that helps increase the rate in which impulses are carried.

Correct Answer: A) Myelin sheath.

11. What lobe of the brain allows us to quickly process visual information from the eyes and relay that information so we can respond accordingly?

Correct Answer: D) Occipital.

12. Which body system breaks down food so it can be used by the body?"

Correct Answer: C) Digestive System.

13. ..... are responsible for taste and smell, while ..... are responsible for vision.

Correct Answer: B) Chemoreceptors; photoreceptors.

14. Contain vesciles with neurotransmitters

Correct Answer: A) Axon terminals.

15. Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell?

Correct Answer: A) Olfactory nerve (I).

16. What type of blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?

Correct Answer: D) Arteries.

17. A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an

Correct Answer: D) Tissue.

18. Which of the following is vital to brain function and therefore closely monitored and regulated by the hormones insulin and glucagon?

Correct Answer: B) Glucose.

19. Voltage represents..... energy.

Correct Answer: B) Potential.

20. What are afferent neurons also known as in the peripheral nervous system?

Correct Answer: D) Sensory neurons.