Nervous System Quiz 332 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Autonomic NS controls

Correct Answer: B) All involuntary movement.

2. ..... is responsible for processing vision

Correct Answer: D) Occipital lobe.

3. This controls involuntary actions.

Correct Answer: C) Brain stem.

4. What is the fatty material coating the axon

Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath.

5. What are the two types of nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system?

Correct Answer: A) Afferent and Efferent.

6. How do the muscles create heat?

Correct Answer: D) Shivering.

7. Which of the following is not a way to measure exercise intensity?

Correct Answer: C) Time of day.

8. What is the range of normal glucose level in cerebrospinal fluid?

Correct Answer: D) About 2/3 of blood sugar level.

9. Sensory neurons are also called

Correct Answer: C) Afferent.

10. What is the role of the pupil in vision?

Correct Answer: D) It allows light into the eye and is controlled by the iris to adjust the amount of light that comes in.

11. What is the neuron pathwauy involved in the stimulus-response model?

Correct Answer: A) Thermoreceptor-Interneuron-Motor Neuron.

12. Myelinated neurons are ..... unmyelinated neurons are ..... ?

Correct Answer: A) White mater, gray mater.

13. This is the part of the neuron which sends impulses away from the cell body

Correct Answer: B) Axon.

14. Processing and interpreting sensory input is called:

Correct Answer: D) Integration.

15. Which term describes the difference in electrical charge across a membrane?

Correct Answer: A) Membrane potential.

16. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects young adults, which of the following is not a symptom?

Correct Answer: B) Myelin sheath softens.

17. Too much exposure to the sun is good for our skin.

Correct Answer: B) False.

18. There are two types of nerves, which one is responsible for carrying messages from the body to the brain?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory.

19. Combining form that means point of contact or to join

Correct Answer: A) Synapse/o.

20. A reflex is an example of a(n) ..... response.

Correct Answer: D) Involuntary.