Nervous System Quiz 226 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. A frame work of bones that give support to the body

Correct Answer: C) Skeleton.

2. Within the meninges, cerebrospinal fluid occupies the

Correct Answer: B) Subarachnoid space.

3. Nerve cells have a slow metabolic rate.

Correct Answer: B) False.

4. PART OF THE BRAIN THAT CONTROLS SIGHT

Correct Answer: A) OCCIPITAL LOBE.

5. The entire top of the brain

Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum.

6. What is the largest part of your brain that manages all your conscious thoughts, actions, and input from your senses?

Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum.

7. Which is the longest branch of a neuron?

Correct Answer: C) Axon.

8. Which word matches the definition?A nerve that is not part of the central nervous system and receives sensory information.

Correct Answer: C) Peripheral Nerve.

9. Part of neuron that takes impulses to other cells or muscles.

Correct Answer: C) Axon.

10. The flight or fight response is created by the

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous system.

11. What are bone forming cells called?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

12. The protective wrapping over the entire muscle or muscle body is called the .....

Correct Answer: C) Epimysium.

13. Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the central nervous system are

Correct Answer: B) Afferent.

14. Smell and taste work together

Correct Answer: A) True.

15. What do we call a nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) Neuron.

16. Performs the integration function of the nervous system.

Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system.

17. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) leads to a gradual loss of higher brain functions.

Correct Answer: A) True.

18. Which is NOT a vital sign

Correct Answer: B) Height.

19. The central nervous system consists of the .....

Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord.

20. What par of the brain controls the heartbeat

Correct Answer: A) Medulla.