Nervous System Quiz 652 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following does not match the function?

Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus; regulates heartbeat and breathing.

2. Bipolar neurons have 3 processes with the cell body between dendrite and axon process (T/F)?

Correct Answer: B) False.

3. The posterior-inferior portion of the brain, coordinates skeletal muscle movements, balance

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

4. An electrical message is known as a:

Correct Answer: B) Nerve impulse.

5. The nervous system is divided into two parts. Name those parts?

Correct Answer: A) Central and peripheal.

6. The tissues in the eye organ work together to help the eye to do what job?

Correct Answer: C) Convert electromagnetic (light) stimuli into a nerve impulse that then goes to the brain.

7. Specialized cells in the nervous system that react to physical and chemical changes in their surroundings

Correct Answer: C) Neurons.

8. Elevations on a surface that form as the structure infolds; convolution

Correct Answer: A) Gyrus.

9. Functions of the Nervous System19 ..... the body's inside environment

Correct Answer: A) Controls.

10. Which neurone carries an electrical impulse from the receptor to the Central Nervous System?

Correct Answer: B) Sensory.

11. The outermost layer of the meninges that is white and tough is the:

Correct Answer: D) Dura mater.

12. What is the function of the interneurons?

Correct Answer: A) They connect one neuron to another.

13. Transmits signals from sense organs

Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons.

14. Both the peripheral nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system can be further divided into more subdivisions of the nervous system.

Correct Answer: B) False.

15. What is the thigmonasty?

Correct Answer: D) Response of plant to the touching.

16. The tiny space between the end of an axon and the next structure (a dendrite, a muscle cell or the cell of another organ)

Correct Answer: C) Conclusion.

17. Neuron:a type of insulation that helps impulses move faster

Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath.

18. The nervous system that is your body's control center, responsible for interpreting signals and making decisions is the

Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system.

19. Identify the part of our brain that ensures our muscles to work together to produce smooth coordinated voluntary movement.

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

20. Nerve cells that transmit impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands are .....

Correct Answer: A) Engines.