Nervous System Quiz 772 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which nerves are responsible for movement including reflexes?

Correct Answer: A) Somatic.

2. The sympathetic nervous system activates in order to .....

Correct Answer: B) Prepare you for emergency conditions.

3. The time between the completion of the action potential and repolarization.

Correct Answer: C) Refractory period.

4. Connects spinal cord to remainder of the brain; damage of small areas of brainstem can cause death

Correct Answer: B) Brainstem.

5. What is the correct order of the first 3 CN?

Correct Answer: C) Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor.

6. This structure changes the message from an electrical signal to a chemical signal which is known as a neurotransmitter

Correct Answer: C) Axon endings/terminals.

7. What is the main function of the integumentary system?

Correct Answer: D) ALL of the answers are right.

8. The mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

9. This major division of the nervous system consists of your brain and spinal cord.

Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system.

10. This organ is also known as the control center for the body.

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

11. ..... are the types of cells that line the ventricles of where CSF can be found. They contain cilia and microvilli.

Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells.

12. A network of branches on the neuron that receive signals from neighboring cells.

Correct Answer: C) Dendrite.

13. What is the Physiology of the Medulla Oblongata?

Correct Answer: C) Responsible for digestion, respiration, temperature regulation.

14. End of peripheral neurons monitor conditions ( light, sound, temperature).

Correct Answer: A) Sensory Reception.

15. Cranial nerves conduct impulses between the brain and the head, neck, chest, and abdomen

Correct Answer: B) True.

16. Skull is the long area that connects the brain and the spinal cord.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE .

17. What is the Physiology of the Diencephalon?

Correct Answer: D) Responsible for hypothalamus and thalamus.

18. Which part of the synapse contain vesicles that store neurotransmitters?

Correct Answer: A) Synaptic terminal.

19. The sympathetic nerves will produce fight or flight response?

Correct Answer: A) True.

20. Postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe controls (a)

Correct Answer: A) A Sensory functions.