Nervous System Quiz 687 (20 MCQs)

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1. Division of ANS where ganglia are located closer to spine and postganglionic fibers are longer than preganglionic fibers.

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic.

2. Meningitis refers to:

Correct Answer: B) Inflammation of the meninges.

3. The part of the brain that is responsible for logic and learning is .....

Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum.

4. The layer of the eye that is interfaced with blood vessels to nourish the eye is the?

Correct Answer: A) Choroid coat.

5. Which lobe is known for "higher-cognitive functions" like problem solving and decision making?

Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe.

6. A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse

Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitter.

7. Where are neuroglial cells found?

Correct Answer: C) Either in the CNS or the PNS.

8. What is the function of the sensory division of the peripheral nervous system?

Correct Answer: A) Transmits impulses from organs to the central nervous system.

9. They stimulate the activity of the intestines.

Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic nerves.

10. The brain and spinal cord are protected by membranes called:

Correct Answer: C) Meninges.

11. Transform back into a nerve impulse, it's ready to be passed onto the next .....

Correct Answer: B) Neuron.

12. A graded potential is to local depolarization as an action potential is to a nerve impulse.

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. The part of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system

Correct Answer: B) Peripheral.

14. Connects bone to bone

Correct Answer: B) Ligaments.

15. A train travels 25 km in.5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

Correct Answer: D) 50 km/hr.

16. Neuroglial cells that produce a myelin sheath around axons of the Central Nervous System are

Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes.

17. Controls involuntary actions under normal conditions.

Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic.

18. Part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord

Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system.

19. The function of the nervous system can best be described as

Correct Answer: D) Control and communication.

20. Which comes last in the nervous system .....

Correct Answer: C) Response pathway.