Nervous System Quiz 863 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. What is the correct term for the muscles and glands that bring about responses in the body?
2. Which type of neuron sends signals to our muscles to move the body?
3. It refers to the closeness in numbers of each species in an area.
4. What helps you maintain balance?
5. The ..... forms shallow grooves
6. True or False. The majority of concussions heal on their own.
7. How many layers does the meninges consist of?
8. True or False:Your body could survive without the nervous system
9. Without looking at your notes, did you catch the word or "memory hook" to help you remember that the Autonomic Nervous System is involuntary?
10. Three parts of ear includes
11. Part of the brain that occupies the upper part of the cranial cavity and provides higher mental functions
12. A sudden change in the polarity of the membrane of a neuron, gland cell, or muscle fiber that causes the transmission of electrical impulses
13. The part of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body; range in length from a millimeter to several feet
14. The outermost of the three meninges
15. Brain is situated in
16. All chickens that we have seen have been brown; so, all chickens are brown.
17. Which of the following diseases is characterized by demyelination of the nervous system?
18. Which type of neuron function is describe:detects changes
19. A bundle of nerve fibers that carries an impulse (message) through the body.
20. What separates the two hemispheres of the brain?