Nervous System Quiz 653 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the neuron receive signals and conduct the impulses to the body?

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites.

2. The conduction of action potentials in a myelinated nerve fiber is

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

3. Which Neurotransmitter stimulates memory?

Correct Answer: A) Nitric oxide.

4. The polarisation of neurons is caused by more ..... ions outside the axon membrane.

Correct Answer: A) Already.

5. The membrane potential is about ..... of a resting neuron

Correct Answer: A) -70mV.

6. The type of neuron that is responsible for carrying nerve impulses to the CNS are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Sensory.

7. A specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is a functional unit of the nervous system.

Correct Answer: B) Neuron.

8. True or False.-rrhaphy = suture

Correct Answer: B) True.

9. What is umami taste

Correct Answer: C) Savory.

10. Which part of the brain serves as the control center for the autonomic nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Medulla Oblongata.

11. The ..... consists of nerves, receptors, ganglia, and synapses outside the CNS.

Correct Answer: E) Afferent division of the peripheral nervous system.

12. A nerve that stimulates skeletal muscle tissue

Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons.

13. What part of the nerve cell conducts current? Nerve enters the cell

Correct Answer: B) Dendrites.

14. Glial cell that form myelin sheath in the PNS

Correct Answer: D) Schwann cells.

15. Which ion triggers the release of the neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft?

Correct Answer: C) Calcium.

16. The "sodium-potassium pump" pumps.....

Correct Answer: A) Sodium ions out and potassium ions in.

17. The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord:

Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system.

18. The ..... part of the peripheral nervous system is composed of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.

Correct Answer: A) Motor.

19. This sense lets you know where all your body parts are

Correct Answer: B) Proprioception.

20. Interprets information/messages and decides action(s) to implement

Correct Answer: A) Brain.