Nervous System Quiz 866 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is the last step in the synaptic transmission of a nerve impulse from pre-synaptic neuron to a postsynaptic cells.

Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitters bind to receptor proteins on the postsynaptic cell.

2. The layer of meninges that lies directly on the brain and supplies it with oxygen rich blood is called the

Correct Answer: A) Pia mater.

3. Answering the phone is

Correct Answer: A) Conditioned response.

4. What organ in the ear first responds to vibrations in the air?

Correct Answer: B) Eardrum.

5. Without the Nervous System you cannot

Correct Answer: D) Do any of these.

6. Ms. Owolabi has the ability to speak two different languages and understand 3. What part of the brain is responsible for this

Correct Answer: B) The left hemisphere.

7. What are the two main divisions of the functional classification of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Sensory (afferent) and Motor (efferent).

8. This type of stimulus comes from OUTSIDE the body (examples-seeing light, hearing a sound, smelling an odor, etc.).

Correct Answer: C) External.

9. Star-shaped glial cells which brace and anchor nerves

Correct Answer: C) Astrocytes.

10. Location of the nucleus

Correct Answer: D) Neuron cell body.

11. Bones meet at ..... ?

Correct Answer: A) Joints.

12. Which part of the brain acts as a relay station or switchboard for directing sensory information?

Correct Answer: A) Thalamus.

13. When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?

Correct Answer: A) Tears.

14. We use this organ to help us hear Beethoven.

Correct Answer: A) Ears.

15. Which of the following substances promotes platelet activation?

Correct Answer: D) ADP.

16. What is the name of the receptor that detect the rise and fall of body temperature?

Correct Answer: A) Thermoreceptor.

17. This part of the brain controls fine motor coordination.

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

18. ..... send information to other neurons

Correct Answer: C) Axons.

19. There are ..... lobes in the cerebrum.

Correct Answer: D) 4.

20. Part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Correct Answer: B) Axon.