Nervous System Quiz 751 (20 MCQs)

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1. The part of the brain that coordinates movement, balance, and posture is

Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum.

2. The lobe that is responsible for visual information

Correct Answer: D) Occipital.

3. Which lobe is known for processing and making sense out of the information gathered by the five senses?

Correct Answer: C) Parietal Lobe.

4. The optic nerve sends messages to the brain.

Correct Answer: A) True.

5. Medulla controls the involuntary actionTrue or false

Correct Answer: A) True.

6. Do the two neurons at a synapse touch each other?

Correct Answer: B) No, there is a gap called the synaptic cleft.

7. The anterior-posterior division between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum

Correct Answer: A) Longitudinal fissure.

8. The spongy structure that filters particles from lymph is called the .....

Correct Answer: C) Lymph node.

9. The sodium potassium pumps moves Na+ out of the cell and K+ into the cell

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. Which part controls our involuntary movements?

Correct Answer: D) Brain Stem.

11. What does the fluid inside your ears do when displaced?

Correct Answer: D) Stimulates the hair cells to send an impulse.

12. Thin, flattened, and usually curved

Correct Answer: D) Flat Bone.

13. The collection of spinal nerves at the inferior end of the spinal cord is called the cauda equina.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. Neurons malfunction; repeated relay of impulses.

Correct Answer: D) Epilepsy.

15. Nerve impulses begin here. Branch like structures that pick up the impulses.

Correct Answer: A) Dendrite.

16. The three parts of the brain are .....

Correct Answer: B) Brain, cerebellum, brain stem.

17. Nerve responsible for the sensation of vision

Correct Answer: C) Optic.

18. Properties of nerve cells?

Correct Answer: C) Excitability and conductivity.

19. What type of stimulus?The smell of pizza

Correct Answer: B) External.

20. What direction does an electrical signal move?

Correct Answer: A) Dendrite, Cell body, Axon.