Nervous System Quiz 173 (20 MCQs)

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1. Major input center for sensory information going to the cerebrum and the main output center for motor information leaving the cerebrum.

Correct Answer: A) Thalamus.

2. This looks like a smaller version of the brain stuck to the underside of the brain.

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

3. Inter-

Correct Answer: A) Between.

4. What occurs at the synapse between two neurons?

Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal of one neuron to the dendrites of another via diffusion.

5. Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

Correct Answer: C) Small intestine.

6. What are some symptoms of MS?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

7. All of the following are mechanoreceptors EXCEPT

Correct Answer: D) Nociceptors.

8. What's a reflex response?

Correct Answer: A) A response that occurs immediately and automatically.

9. What are all living organisms made of?

Correct Answer: A) Cells.

10. Which sensory receptors is responsible for responding to changes in pressure or movement?

Correct Answer: D) Mechanoreceptors.

11. The spinal cord is part of the

Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System (CNS).

12. Open area or space, most likely a public space

Correct Answer: C) Open.

13. If a person finds difficulty in dancing, which part of the brain is yet to be developed?

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

14. All multipolar neurons contain a cell body, numerous dendrites and a single

Correct Answer: A) Axon.

15. Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS are called:

Correct Answer: A) Afferent nerves.

16. Photo-receptors that detect color are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Cones.

17. The part of the neuron that contains the nucleus is the:

Correct Answer: A) Soma.

18. Your patient is paralyzed due to an accident that damaged the spinal cord. Which part of the nervous system has been affected?

Correct Answer: C) Central.

19. The thin, web-like membrane between the outer and inner layer of meninges

Correct Answer: C) Arachnoid mater.

20. The brain has shallow grooves called:

Correct Answer: C) Sulci.