Nervous System Quiz 698 (20 MCQs)

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1. Most axons are covered with

Correct Answer: C) Myelin.

2. What part of a neuron brings electrical signals towards the soma?

Correct Answer: B) Dendrites.

3. Oxygen is used by our .....

Correct Answer: B) Body.

4. What is the process of bone formation from cartilage called?

Correct Answer: B) Ossification.

5. The type of neuron that sends nerve impulses to muscles and glands, by the command of other neurons

Correct Answer: B) Motor neuron.

6. Neuron fibers that conduct impulses away from the cell body

Correct Answer: C) Axon.

7. Where the message transfers from one neuron to another

Correct Answer: C) Conclusion.

8. The brain and the spinal cord make up which of the following divisions of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) Central.

9. Which is the outermost layer of the Cranial Meninges?

Correct Answer: C) Dura Mater.

10. What is the difference between sweat glands and Sebacous glands?💦

Correct Answer: B) One produces oil and the other produces sweat.

11. When an image hits the retina it is viewed .....

Correct Answer: B) Upside down.

12. Coordination of movement is a key function of which part of the brain?

Correct Answer: A) Parietal lobe.

13. Definition:the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.

Correct Answer: B) Cell Membrane.

14. Which mineral helps your cartilage grow and be replaced by bones?

Correct Answer: D) Calcium.

15. What three parts is the nervous system made up of?

Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord & nerves.

16. An organism's reaction to a stimulus

Correct Answer: B) Response.

17. What nerve activates the muscles of facial expression and the lacrimal and salivary glands?

Correct Answer: A) Facial.

18. Connects cerebral hemispheres

Correct Answer: D) Corpus Callosum.

19. The Na/K pump moves ..... Na ions ..... for every ..... K ions it moves ..... (of) the cell.

Correct Answer: B) 3-out-2-in.

20. A neurotransmitter is:

Correct Answer: D) A type of chemical messenger used by the nervous system.