Nervous System Quiz 974 (20 MCQs)

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1. Connected to spinal cord, controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, digestion.

Correct Answer: B) Medulla Oblongta/ Brain Stem.

2. In the autonomic nervous system, the neuron that extends to the effector organ is the

Correct Answer: B) Postganglionic neuron.

3. Whitish, fatty material that protects and insulates the nerve fibers and increases the transmission rate of nerve impulses:

Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheath.

4. Clear, curved material behind iris that focuses light

Correct Answer: C) Lens.

5. Which organs are primarily influenced by the sympathetic nervous system?

Correct Answer: A) Liver, lungs, stomach, heart.

6. The chemical digestion of carbohydrates (by amylase in your saliva) begins in the:

Correct Answer: C) Mouth.

7. What system lets us react and move after receiving stimuli?

Correct Answer: B) Locomotor system.

8. Memory is the main function for this lobe of the brain?

Correct Answer: D) Temporal Lobe.

9. What organ is involved in the sense of sight?

Correct Answer: B) Eyes.

10. The automatic nervous system can be further divided into the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.

Correct Answer: B) False.

11. Area of the brain responsible for the comprehension of speech.

Correct Answer: D) Wernicke's area.

12. The group of organisms that use the process of homeostasis includes

Correct Answer: D) All living things.

13. Which cell part has a similar function to the nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Nucleus.

14. Is the Diencephalon responsible for pain and temperature?

Correct Answer: B) True.

15. What function do afferent neurons serve?

Correct Answer: A) They carry impulses toward the CNS.

16. Diseases caused by Common Peroneal Nerve Injury?

Correct Answer: A) Foot Drop.

17. Motor nerves carry messages from ..... to .....

Correct Answer: B) Brain to Body.

18. What is the name of the nerve that carries sensations of smell to the brain?

Correct Answer: B) Olfactory nerve.

19. The division of the nervous system consisting of all the nerves outside the CNS.

Correct Answer: A) Peripheral nervous system (PNS).

20. Muscles/glands whose actions are either controlled or modified by neurons)

Correct Answer: B) EFFECTORS.