Nervous System Quiz 932 (20 MCQs)

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1. The spinal cord extends from the base of the brain until about the:

Correct Answer: A) First lumbar vertebra.

2. The reaction of an organism to a stimulus is?

Correct Answer: C) Response.

3. The human nervous system has ..... parts

Correct Answer: B) 2.

4. The nervous system consists of how many systems?

Correct Answer: B) Two.

5. The cerebellum is the largest part of the brain .....

Correct Answer: B) False.

6. A ..... neuron carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another

Correct Answer: A) Inter.

7. The cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.

Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord.

8. What are the sensory organs of the somatic nervous system called?

Correct Answer: C) Receptors.

9. The use of a special chemical in the brain can conduct an electrical current?

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. Which of the following is NOT a major function of muscle tissue?

Correct Answer: D) Storing energy.

11. The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord is a .....

Correct Answer: B) Afferent Neuron.

12. Which region of the brain regulates appetite and sleep patterns?

Correct Answer: C) The hypothalamus.

13. What is the smallest part of the nervous system called?

Correct Answer: C) Neuron.

14. Glial cells.....

Correct Answer: B) Support the functioning of neurons.

15. What is the function of the PARIETAL LOBE?

Correct Answer: B) Processes sense of touch and pain.

16. Helps process our sensations (pain, pressure, etc)

Correct Answer: C) Parietal lobe.

17. Which of the given part of the brain controls inborn reflexes like coughing or sneezing and breathing and heartbeat?

Correct Answer: A) The marrow is swollen.

18. Sensory receptors that respond to physical touch, stretch, hearing, and pressure

Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors.

19. The nerves that coordinate messages from the brain and spine to other parts of the body are part of the

Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System.

20. What is the role of oligodendrocytes in the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) They have processes that form myelin sheaths around CNS nerve fibers.