Nervous System Quiz 880 (20 MCQs)

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1. The inhibition of smooth muscle tissue allows for .....

Correct Answer: C) Dilation of tracts.

2. Which Cranial Nerve is called the Olfactory Nerve?

Correct Answer: A) I.

3. Nerves that carry messages from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles

Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves.

4. A disorder in which the nerve cells activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures

Correct Answer: A) Epilepsy.

5. What system moves oxygen from the air into the body; removes carbon dioxide and water from the body?

Correct Answer: C) Circulatory.

6. The lobe of our brain that makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors

Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe.

7. Nose, larynx, pharynx, lungs, trachea, and bronchi are the parts of the respiratory system.

Correct Answer: A) True.

8. Which direction do neurons fire?

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites the synapse.

9. ..... are most concentrated at the fovea centralis, and ..... are least concentrated.

Correct Answer: A) Cones; rods.

10. The ability to think and decide

Correct Answer: B) Intelligence.

11. Which part of the brain that controls voluntary movements and senses?

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

12. Which part of the brain is involved in automatic processes (heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing)

Correct Answer: C) Brainstem.

13. Which autonomic system is most likely to be dominant while someone is experiencing stress about an upcoming job interview?

Correct Answer: C) The sympathetic nervous system.

14. Produce insulating barrier called myelin sheath in the CNS:

Correct Answer: A) Oligodendrocyte.

15. Which of the following describes the function of oligodendrocytes?

Correct Answer: B) Produce the myelin sheath in the CNS.

16. The genetic material (DNA) in a neuron is stored in the

Correct Answer: B) Nucleus.

17. The ..... nervous system is the main control system of your body.

Correct Answer: D) Central.

18. BONUS!! Is it easy?

Correct Answer: A) No.

19. What part of the nervous system controls the fight or flight response?

Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic nervous system.

20. Contain mostly compact bone; spongy bone at ends

Correct Answer: A) Long Bone.