Nervous System Quiz 740 (20 MCQs)

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1. The ..... is considered the control center of the body.

Correct Answer: B) Brain.

2. Your nervous system includes your ..... that connect these organs to other parts of the body.

Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord, and the nerves.

3. Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a:

Correct Answer: D) Negative feedback loop.

4. Encephalitis is the tern to describe inflammation of the .....

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

5. This consists of the brain, spinal cord and nerves

Correct Answer: B) The Nervous System.

6. Branch of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system:Cranial Nerves Spinal Nerves Autonomic Nervous System

Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Nervous System.

7. In CNS-circulate Cerebral Spinal fluid

Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells.

8. What meaning goes with the SUFFIX, "-cele" ?

Correct Answer: B) Swelling.

9. The brain is divided into three parts:the spinal cord, the nerves, toes

Correct Answer: B) False.

10. Regulates the passage of ions and molecules into and out of the brain, formed by astrocytes

Correct Answer: B) Blood Brain Barrier.

11. The type of cell that produces the myelin sheath around axons in the PNS is the

Correct Answer: C) Schwann Cells.

12. This is not part of the brain stem

Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum.

13. What is the correct order of the meningeal layers from deep to superficial?

Correct Answer: D) Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater.

14. During resting potential there is a higher concentration of ..... outside the cell.

Correct Answer: A) Already.

15. Which system includes the brain, spinal cord, eyes, ears, and skin?

Correct Answer: B) Nervous.

16. During depolarization, a neuron is stimulated and what ion rushes into the neuron to reverse the charges?

Correct Answer: A) Sodium.

17. Which are ball and sockets joint bellow

Correct Answer: C) Shoulder and hip.

18. Which group in an experiment is exposed to the independent variable?

Correct Answer: B) Experimental Group.

19. ..... is when older people need glasses to be able to clearly see objects that are close to them.

Correct Answer: A) Presbyopia.

20. ..... plays a key role in Reward Pathways and is implicated in addictive disorders

Correct Answer: C) Dopamine.