Nervous System Quiz 406 (20 MCQs)

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1. What kind of stimuli would cause you to shiver?

Correct Answer: B) Jumping into a cold shower.

2. Which of the following structures is a small, anvil-shaped bone of the middle ear

Correct Answer: B) Incus.

3. The brain and spinal cord are covered and protected by .....

Correct Answer: C) Meninges.

4. You pricked your finger on a pin. What type of neuron makes you pull away?

Correct Answer: B) Motor.

5. This part of the brain is the main processing center in humans, responsible for thought and language. It is, also, divided into two hemispheres.

Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum.

6. The thalamus and the hypothalamus are found in the brain between the brainstem and the cerebrum.

Correct Answer: B) False.

7. Which part of nervous system involved with a reflex arc?

Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord.

8. Anxious; uneasy

Correct Answer: A) RIP/oh.

9. What is the term for a condition that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and difficulty with daily activities?

Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's/Dementia.

10. Which lobe:HEARING

Correct Answer: C) Temporal.

11. Myelinated fibers (tracts) form ..... matter while unmyelinated fibers form ..... matter.

Correct Answer: D) White, gray.

12. Some bones make blood to replace the blood cells that die as they age. What two systems are working closely together?

Correct Answer: A) Musculoskeletal and circulatory system.

13. Hemispheric Lateralization is the division of the brain into

Correct Answer: B) 2 equal halves.

14. Which glial cells support and anchor neurons in the PNS?

Correct Answer: C) Satellite cells.

15. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Sympathetic System?

Correct Answer: D) Digestion.

16. The median nerve comes off which cord

Correct Answer: A) Lateral and medial cords.

17. What characterizes a bipolar neuron?

Correct Answer: B) It has one axon and one dendrite on opposite ends of the cell.

18. How does your nervous system work with your circulatory system?

Correct Answer: C) Our nervous system controls our heart rate.

19. The faster action potentials propagate on .....

Correct Answer: B) Thick, myelinated axons.

20. The ..... produce myelin.

Correct Answer: A) Oligodendrocytes.