Nervous System Quiz 967 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. A loss of hearing is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Deafness.

2. There are 3 types of muscles.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. The first step in the reflex response is .....

Correct Answer: C) Sensory Organ detecting Stimuli.

4. What helps in walking without jerkiness in our body?

Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord.

5. The brain can become ..... to a maintained stimulus such as the feel of clothing on the skin, persistent odors, ongoing sounds, etc.

Correct Answer: B) Less responsive.

6. Separates the Frontal from the Parietal Lobes

Correct Answer: B) Central Sulcus.

7. Which layer of the meninges is the one closest to the skull?

Correct Answer: A) Dura mater.

8. Which can be positive or negative?

Correct Answer: B) Graded potential.

9. What system can be represented as the frame of a house?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

10. Food does not pass through which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) Liver.

11. Brain and spinal cord are part of your ..... nervous system.

Correct Answer: A) CNS.

12. Parasympathetic nervous system calms the body to maintain energy

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. Sensory nerves get messages from the .....

Correct Answer: B) Sense organs.

14. Which part send signals to the brain?

Correct Answer: A) Inner ear.

15. During accomodation, if ciliary muscles contract up close, what do they do accomodating objects far away?

Correct Answer: B) Relax.

16. Nociceptors respond to:

Correct Answer: C) Pain from tissue damage.

17. Which of these two is a voluntary?

Correct Answer: B) Reaction.

18. What neurotransmitter is known as the "happy hormone" ?

Correct Answer: B) Dopamine.

19. The transparent lens in the human eye is held in its place by .....

Correct Answer: C) Ligaments attached to the ciliary body.

20. "Fight or flight" behavior is associated with:

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic.