Nervous System Quiz 867 (20 MCQs)

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1. Is there a cure for Alzheimer's?

Correct Answer: A) No, treatment only manages symptoms.

2. The part of the cerebrum that controls hearing is the

Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe.

3. Which part of the brain is the yellow portion?

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

4. The difference in charge across an axon membrane is

Correct Answer: B) The resting membrane potential.

5. Increased heart rate will be from .....

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nerves.

6. The ..... is the control center of the nervous system.

Correct Answer: D) Brain.

7. Makes up the interior of the bone, soft part of the bone, and provides most of the strength and support.

Correct Answer: A) Spongy Bone.

8. A type of Leukocyte that remember antigens that have already attacked the body are called-

Correct Answer: C) Memory Cell.

9. For 97% of people, which side of the brain is Broca's area located?

Correct Answer: A) Left.

10. When Dopamine levels are normal, it is responsible for feelings of .....

Correct Answer: B) Pleasure.

11. Which term describes the big picture function of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct.

12. What system breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates solid waste?

Correct Answer: A) Digestive.

13. The left side of the body is controlled by the right side of the brain.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. What does the sensory division do?

Correct Answer: C) Send signals from your ears to the CNS.

15. The four main portions of the brain are the

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum.

16. Part of Sensory division responsible for carrying signals from inside organs such as heart, lungs, stomach and bladder

Correct Answer: A) Visceral Sensory.

17. Which lobe of the brain sends visual signals?

Correct Answer: C) Occipital.

18. What type of receptor detects pressure?

Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors.

19. The major structures of the Nervous System include all of the following EXCEPT

Correct Answer: C) Ears.

20. Specialised cells that detect stimuli.

Correct Answer: A) Receptor.