Nervous System Quiz 136 (20 MCQs)

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1. A sprain occurs when you tear what type of tissue?

Correct Answer: B) Ligaments.

2. Processing of smell, sound, taste, and vision What part of the brain is the work of?

Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum.

3. True or False:If a red dye were to be injected into the body, ALL the organs and even the brain and spinal cord will be dyed red.

Correct Answer: B) False.

4. What is the procedural process of detecting and evaluating light

Correct Answer: A) Sight.

5. The pituitary gland is often referred to as the "master gland" because:

Correct Answer: C) It controls the other glands in the endocrine system.

6. Number 7

Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum.

7. Restoration of a resting membrane potential after depolarization

Correct Answer: B) Repolarization.

8. Sight

Correct Answer: B) Optic.

9. The fingerlike projections in the small intestine which increase surface area and absorption are called .....

Correct Answer: C) Drill.

10. Our nervous system allows us to respond to

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

11. When the inside of the neuron membrane is more positive than the outside of the neuron membrane, it is said to be .....

Correct Answer: B) Depolarized.

12. Small space between neurons

Correct Answer: C) Conclusion.

13. True of False:Under the cerebral cortex, there are smaller groups of neurons.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. The process that gives the Na/K Pump protein the ability to change conformation in order to let Na move across the membrane is

Correct Answer: B) Phosphorylation.

15. Digestion begins in the mouth because teeth begin the chemical digestion and saliva begins mechanical digestion.

Correct Answer: B) False.

16. Restoring the membrane to its original, polarized resting state

Correct Answer: C) Repolarization.

17. The ..... controls your thoughts and actions. It controls your perceptions of taste, sight, touch, sound and smell.

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

18. These nerve fibers turns the fibers off when they are not needed-

Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic.

19. This is the primary component of the nervous system, occupying the cranial cavity.

Correct Answer: A) SPINAL CORD.

20. The central nervous system (CNS) consists of .....

Correct Answer: A) The brain and spinal cord.