Nervous System Quiz 887 (20 MCQs)

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1. Integration allows for, in addition to high order brain functions (ex. memory), an appropriate .....

Correct Answer: B) Motor output.

2. The PNS is divided into 2 sections. Which PNS section consists of nerves that go to skeletal muscles for movement?

Correct Answer: B) Somatic PNS.

3. The part of the neuron that carries impulses TO the neuron cell body

Correct Answer: B) Dendrites.

4. Somatic motor neurons sends impulses to

Correct Answer: C) The skeletal muscles.

5. Our brain uses how much ml of blood

Correct Answer: D) 750.

6. Which of the following is the correct order in regards to nervous system transmission?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory NerveAfferent PathwayCNS/InterneuronEfferent PathwayEffector.

7. Compression or degeneration of the 7th cranial nerve is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Bell's palsy.

8. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Taxia [ TAXIA ]?

Correct Answer: A) Order, Condition.

9. Which part of the body contains neurons that detect changes in the environment?

Correct Answer: D) Skin.

10. The sulci divide the brain into two regions called lobes.

Correct Answer: B) False.

11. Which part of the brain has four lobes (parietal, occipital, frontal, temporal)?

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

12. Allows you to swallow your food

Correct Answer: C) Glossopharyngeal.

13. The types of neurons that carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Motor neurons.

14. The part of the brain that controls speech is:

Correct Answer: B) The cerebrum.

15. ..... is a brain region that helps maintain the balance.

Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum.

16. What type of neuron carries impulses TO the central nervous system?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory.

17. From which part of the brain cerebro spinal fluid is secreted?

Correct Answer: A) Choroid plexus.

18. The symphathetic division is also known as the

Correct Answer: A) Fight or flight.

19. Nissil's granules are mainly composed of:

Correct Answer: B) Free ribosomes+RER.

20. Which of the following describes the relationship between sensory neurons and motor neurons?

Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons bring a stimulius input to the spinal cord or brain and the brain or spinal cord sends a motor neuron response.