Nervous System Quiz 124 (20 MCQs)

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1. ..... CONTROLS EVERYTHING WE DO, :THINKING, WALKING, TALKING, EATING AND EVEN INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS LIKE BREATHING OR HEARTBEATING.

Correct Answer: C) NERVOUS SYSTEM.

2. Electrical messages are first detected by which part of a neuron

Correct Answer: A) Dendrite.

3. Sensory neurons.....

Correct Answer: A) Carry impulses from the sense receptors/organs into the brain.

4. Glial cells are ..... than neurons.

Correct Answer: B) Smaller.

5. Cephal/o

Correct Answer: A) Head.

6. This covers the axon to aid in its speed to the next connection

Correct Answer: C) Myelin sheath.

7. What does the CNS consist of?

Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord.

8. Name two involuntary muscles.

Correct Answer: B) Stomach, intestines.

9. What part of the nervous system deals with the fight or flight response?

Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic nervous system.

10. Which of the following occurs when the body encounters a stressful situation?

Correct Answer: B) The sympathetic NS responds.

11. Medulla oblongata

Correct Answer: C) Hindbrain.

12. What sense organs sends signals to the brain when they are affected?

Correct Answer: A) Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

13. The three tiniest bones in your body are located in the?

Correct Answer: A) Ear.

14. The part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination, balance, posture, and muscle tone is the .....

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

15. Primary control of the cerebellum

Correct Answer: A) Balance.

16. What is the purpose of the autonomic nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Involuntary functions of the body.

17. This area of the brain is referred to as the brain's gray matter.(Sousa, 2017 p. 20)

Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum.

18. Which lobe allows us to process what we are seeing?

Correct Answer: A) Occipital.

19. Which system controls all the other body systems?

Correct Answer: C) Nervous.

20. Which of the following is true of the Somatic Nervous System

Correct Answer: A) Stimulates voluntary skeletal muscles.