Nervous System Quiz 899 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are the layers of membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord known as?

Correct Answer: B) Meninges.

2. The volume of a sound is measured in units called .....

Correct Answer: A) Decibels.

3. You feel hungry so you eat some food.

Correct Answer: B) Internal stimulus.

4. The threadlike extension of a neuron that carries information to other cells

Correct Answer: A) Axon.

5. Which nervous system carries out the following scenario:Ignoring the sound of an engine while driving.

Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System.

6. Neurons in which the dendrite and axon are continuous and the soma lies off to one side are called

Correct Answer: B) Unipolar.

7. The vision receptors are located on this structure in the eye: ..... and are primarily grouped as follows: .....

Correct Answer: C) The retina; rods laterally and cones medially.

8. The ..... is the area on the retina that produces the clearest vision.

Correct Answer: C) Central pit.

9. The layer of skin that contains special structures like glands and nerves is the .....

Correct Answer: B) Dermis.

10. The part of a neuron that receives incoming signals from other neurons is the:

Correct Answer: C) Dendrite.

11. The left side of the brain is for more ..... thinking.

Correct Answer: A) Concrete.

12. The junction between two nerve cells is called a

Correct Answer: A) Conclusion.

13. True or False:A multipolar neuron has one dendrite and several axons.

Correct Answer: B) False.

14. Neuroglia that fights infections

Correct Answer: C) Microglia.

15. What type of actions is the somatic division responsible for?

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

16. Neuroglia which provide nutrition to the neurons in CNS is

Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes.

17. Prefix that means after; behind

Correct Answer: A) Post-.

18. What type of neuron sends messages from your senses to your brain?

Correct Answer: C) Sensory Neurons.

19. Efferent ( Motor) Neurons carry messages FROM the brain/ spinal cord to the muscles and glands.

Correct Answer: B) True.

20. The two most important types of neuroglia

Correct Answer: D) Schwann Cells and Oligodendrocytes.