Nervous System Quiz 839 (20 MCQs)

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1. Specialized nerve cells that get rid of bacteria and dead cells

Correct Answer: C) Microglia.

2. The skeletal system works with the ..... to help your body move.

Correct Answer: D) Muscular system.

3. The diencephalon, midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata make up this structure.

Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem.

4. Lowers activity, calms the body, operates during normal situations, permits digestion, and conservation of energy

Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic Nervous System.

5. Glands are controlled by the

Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system.

6. Which is the job of the microglia?

Correct Answer: B) Get rid of bacteria.

7. A muscle that is involuntary and found in walls of internal organs such as a stomach and intestines and bladder and blood vessels.

Correct Answer: A) Smooth Muscle.

8. To what part of the heart is oxygenated blood returned?

Correct Answer: A) Left atrium.

9. In a sensory neuron, where would you expect to find the cell body of the neuron?

Correct Answer: C) In the center of the neuron.

10. Our nervous system helps us.....

Correct Answer: C) Transport information around the body.

11. An organ of the central nervous system which has 3 distinct parts that all serve to control and coordinate the body's activities

Correct Answer: C) Brain.

12. The spaces between the covered parts of an axon are called:

Correct Answer: B) Nodes of Ranvier.

13. An action that provokes a response

Correct Answer: E) Stimulus.

14. Sensory perception experienced in the absence of external stimulation.

Correct Answer: B) Hallucination.

15. Doing homework and studying for a test are actions directed by our .....

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum.

16. The brain stem is the oldest and deepest area of the brain and is often referred to as the ..... brain.

Correct Answer: D) Reptilian.

17. What does the forebrain develop into?

Correct Answer: A) The cerebral hemispheres and the thalamus and hypothalamus.

18. What is known as a quick, automatic response to a stimulus?

Correct Answer: B) Reflex.

19. Neuron:a junction between neurons

Correct Answer: E) Conclusion.

20. This is the centre for intelligence and memory

Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum.