Nervous System Quiz 793 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. This sensory/afferent subcategory (receptor to CNS) stimulus not consciously perceived like blood pressure

Correct Answer: B) Visceral sensory system.

2. This is usually a temporary problem that is caused by trauma to the head

Correct Answer: C) Concussion.

3. How are moveable joints held together?

Correct Answer: D) Ligaments.

4. A fever is your body .....

Correct Answer: A) Heating up to attempt to kill an infection.

5. If a person all of a sudden feels nervous and afraid, their heart rate increases. This is the effects of the:

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous system.

6. Parkinson's is associated with a lack of .....

Correct Answer: B) Dopamine.

7. Which of the following describes the function of astrocytes?

Correct Answer: C) Support and anchor neurons, stem cells, form blood-brain barrier.

8. The right side of the brain is for more ..... thinking.

Correct Answer: A) Abstract.

9. Impulse conduction is fastest around neurons that are

Correct Answer: D) Myleinated.

10. Bundles of neuron fibers (axons) that are routed together in the peripheral nervous system.

Correct Answer: D) Nerves.

11. The substance released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called a(n):

Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitter.

12. It carries out mental processes such as learning and remembering things.

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

13. A mass of gray matter at the base of the cerebrum in the wall of the third ventricle

Correct Answer: A) Thalamus.

14. Carries impulses away from the cell

Correct Answer: C) Axon.

15. How many legs dose a cat have

Correct Answer: C) 4.

16. How is information from the environment transmitted to the brain? ¿Cómo se transmite la información del entorno al cerebro?

Correct Answer: B) A stimulated receptor sends a signal through the nerves to the brain.

17. The thick bundle of nerves that runs from your brain down your back is called:

Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord.

18. Which one id not part of your brain

Correct Answer: D) Skull.

19. This shallow groove separates the insula from the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes.

Correct Answer: C) Circular Sulcus.

20. It is a neurological condition that causes sudden paralysis or weakness on one side of the face.

Correct Answer: A) Bell's palsy.