Nervous System Quiz 907 (20 MCQs)

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1. Processes the information received by the sensory organs and regulates the actions directed by the brain.

Correct Answer: C) Central Nervous System (CNS).

2. What part of the brain controls vital and involuntary actions like breathing?

Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem.

3. Many of the peripheral nerve axons are covered with an outer sheath surrounding a Schwann cell of a myelinated axon. This is called the

Correct Answer: B) Neurilemma.

4. Which part of the brain helps us with our vision?

Correct Answer: C) Occipital lobe.

5. The spinal cord terminates at the last bone of the coccyx.

Correct Answer: B) False.

6. The eardrum is otherwise known as the:

Correct Answer: A) Tympanic membrane.

7. Coordinates and fine-tunes skeletal muscle movements to ensure that muscle contractions lead to smooth movements

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

8. What part of the nerve cell protects the message as it travels?

Correct Answer: B) Sheath.

9. What is the function of association neurons (interneurons)?

Correct Answer: A) Connect motor & sensory neurons in neural pathways.

10. Our body finds out about the world around us using our .....

Correct Answer: D) Sense organs.

11. Is the biggest and most visible part of the BRAIN

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum.

12. The Central Nervous system has 2 parts:

Correct Answer: D) The brain and the spinal cord.

13. What is the role of the myelin on a neuron?

Correct Answer: A) Insulates.

14. What are the names of the lobes of the cerebrum?

Correct Answer: D) Frontal, parietal, temporal, insula, occipital.

15. Mr. Seth met with an accident that impacted his balance. Which part of his brain would have been impacted in this accident?

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

16. Question 9A tight-rope walker or gymnast would need to have a well-developed:( the right answer)

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

17. Which portion of the brainstem is the most proximal?

Correct Answer: A) Midbrain.

18. ..... is like a window that controls and focuses the entry of light into our eye.

Correct Answer: B) Cornea.

19. The brain stem consists of the:

Correct Answer: C) Midbrain, medulla, and pons.

20. Where two bones meet, they are connected and held together by a .....

Correct Answer: D) Ligament.