Nervous System Quiz 925 (20 MCQs)

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1. Without your nervous system, you could still move, think, and sense the world around you.

Correct Answer: B) False.

2. The spinal cord is located

Correct Answer: C) Inside the spinal column.

3. Problem-solving, decision making, reasoning, analysis, movement speech

Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe.

4. Innermost layer attached to the brain

Correct Answer: C) Pia mater.

5. Carries nerve impulses from the cell body to other neurons and muscles.

Correct Answer: A) Axon.

6. The brain is involved in every action of the body.

Correct Answer: B) False.

7. Which part of the neuron is the receptive region that is an information collector?

Correct Answer: B) Dendrite.

8. What are the two main parts of the NS?

Correct Answer: B) Central NS and Peripheral NS.

9. When are neuron connections called "synapses" made?

Correct Answer: B) When you learn a new skill.

10. The three main parts of the nervous system are the brain, spinal cord, and heart.

Correct Answer: B) False.

11. Surrounds and supports neuron cell bodies

Correct Answer: C) Satellite cells.

12. The nervous system is the master ..... system of the body

Correct Answer: C) Both are correct.

13. The ..... mater is closest to the brain.

Correct Answer: B) Pia.

14. Name given to the three membranous envelopes-pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater-that surround the brain and spinal cord

Correct Answer: D) Meninges.

15. Connecting neurons

Correct Answer: D) Association.

16. Part of the brain that controls your autonomic actions?

Correct Answer: C) Medulla.

17. The study of the nervous system

Correct Answer: B) Neurology.

18. Swallowing (IX)

Correct Answer: D) Glossopharyngeal.

19. In the large intestine:

Correct Answer: A) Water is absorbed.

20. What muscle contracts to pull on the your lower arm bones and bend your arm?

Correct Answer: B) Biceps.