Nervous System Quiz 826 (20 MCQs)

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1. Most of the ..... processes of the cell take place in the cell body

Correct Answer: A) Metabolic.

2. During nerve impulse transmission across the synapse, on which neuron are the neurotransmitter receptors located?

Correct Answer: C) Postganglionic neuron.

3. These are the two parts the Cerebrum is divided into.

Correct Answer: A) Right and Left Cerebral Hemispheres.

4. How many olfactory receptors do dogs have?

Correct Answer: A) 300 million.

5. Your tongue is covered in .....

Correct Answer: B) Taste buds.

6. What part of the brain controls hunger and body temperature?

Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus.

7. Conclusion

Correct Answer: B) A junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next.

8. Comprehension poor; speech is fluent but meaningless

Correct Answer: B) Damage to Wernicke's area.

9. Covering on axon, helps speed up the nerve impulse along the axon

Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheath.

10. In the sense of touch, which receptor is NOT used?

Correct Answer: A) Chemoreceptors.

11. Which system is responsible for voluntary muscle control?

Correct Answer: C) Somatic Nervous System.

12. The reaction to a change in your surroundings.

Correct Answer: B) Response.

13. Select the correct order of the Reflex Arc

Correct Answer: A) Sensory > Inter > Motor.

14. What part of the brain is responsible for regulating our sleep cycles?

Correct Answer: C) Brainstem.

15. If the stimulation of a cell is strong, the strength of the action potential produced would be:

Correct Answer: D) No different to that produced by weak stimulation.

16. Which of the following best describes the waxy-appearing material called myelin:

Correct Answer: D) A mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron.

17. The difference between a three-neuron and a two-neuron reflex is that a three-neuron reflex .....

Correct Answer: C) Includes an interneuron.

18. The ..... division of the autonomic nervous system is often called the "rest-and-digest" division.

Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic.

19. Your peripheral nervous system plays 3 broad functions, the sensory input, integration, and motor output.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

20. The (a) is involved with intellect, complex learning abilities (called cognition), recall, and personality

Correct Answer: A) A Anterior association area.