Nervous System Quiz 667 (20 MCQs)

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1. Part of the brain that coordinates and balances the action of muscles

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

2. Wernicke's Area is in the left temporal lobe and produces speech.

Correct Answer: B) False.

3. This is considered the visual processing center of the brain

Correct Answer: C) Occipital Lobe.

4. The part of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus is the

Correct Answer: D) Cell body.

5. This is the part of a neuron made up of branchlike structures.

Correct Answer: B) Dendrites.

6. Choose the correct statement about the patellar reflex.

Correct Answer: D) Only A and B.

7. If the pancreas were to stop functioning, what could be the result?

Correct Answer: C) Significant decrease in production of digestive enzymes.

8. Which area of the cerebral cortex relates to present and past visual experience?

Correct Answer: B) Visual Association Area.

9. Identify parts of the EYE (disc)

Correct Answer: E) Lens.

10. Which parts of the body are usually Receptors?

Correct Answer: A) Sense Organs.

11. The cerebrum controls voluntary actions, for example:talking, writing or reading

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. Sweat glands are a part of this system

Correct Answer: A) Outgrowths.

13. Which of the following best describes the HYPOTHALAMUS?

Correct Answer: B) It regulates internal conditions of the body such as body temperature, hunger, pain and pressure.

14. Magnet/o

Correct Answer: A) Magnet.

15. It carries messages away from the cell.

Correct Answer: B) Axon.

16. Which part of the homeostasis regulatory system DETECTS changes in the environment?

Correct Answer: C) Receptor.

17. Which brain region is associated with muscle memory and coordinating movement?

Correct Answer: B) The cerebellum.

18. The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the:

Correct Answer: A) Somatic nervous system.

19. Which two are linked?

Correct Answer: D) Smell and taste.

20. Nervous system impulses are best described as .....

Correct Answer: C) Electrochemical.