Nervous System Quiz 696 (20 MCQs)

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1. The third ventricle is located around and near the .....

Correct Answer: B) Thalamus.

2. Part of the brain that controls posture, balance and coordination

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

3. What do microglia do?

Correct Answer: D) Clean up debris, such as dead cells.

4. What are the two divisions the autonomic nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic and Sympathetic.

5. A sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that affects how a person feels or acts for a short time.

Correct Answer: A) Positive deviation.

6. Which of the following is not a relationship between the function of nerves and their corresponding organs:

Correct Answer: C) The parasympathetic nerves speed up the heart rate.

7. Part of the brain that controls involuntary functions such as heartbeat and breathing

Correct Answer: A) Brainstem.

8. A-some areas of brain and spinal cord looks white.R-this is because cell bodies of neurons are situated in those areas.

Correct Answer: C) A is true R is false.

9. Precise timing for skeletal muscle activity, Balance and equilibrium, Makes body movements smooth & coordinated

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

10. What is connected to spinal cord?

Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata.

11. Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors (Cognitive Function)

Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe.

12. What type neurons send messages to cause movement?

Correct Answer: A) Motor.

13. What is the autonomic nervous system made up of?

Correct Answer: C) Synaptic and parasynaptic.

14. Which type of neuron transmits sensory information from receptors to the CNS?

Correct Answer: A) Afferent Neurons.

15. The 2 main branches of the nervous system are the

Correct Answer: A) Central & peripheral NS.

16. Which 2 types of glial cells perform the same functions but in different areas of nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes vs Schwann Cells.

17. The brain is protected inside the:

Correct Answer: C) Skull.

18. Cerebellar

Correct Answer: B) Pertaining to the posterior portion of the brain that controls equilibrium.

19. This system is responsible for the fight or flight response:

Correct Answer: B) PNS.

20. This word means "bridge" in other languages

Correct Answer: D) Pons.