Nervous System Quiz 422 (20 MCQs)

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1. What term refers to the specialized gaps between two neurons where signals are transmitted?

Correct Answer: C) Conclusion.

2. Symptoms of a concussion usually show up right away but can sometimes present hours or even days after an injury

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. ..... are group of cells present on the surface of the tongue that detect the taste of the food you eat

Correct Answer: C) Taste buds.

4. Mood neurotransmitter

Correct Answer: B) Serotonin.

5. Messages can pass throughout the body in this part of the nervous system.

Correct Answer: C) Nerves.

6. What part of the brain deals with the thalamus and hypothalamus?

Correct Answer: C) Diencephalon.

7. What is the role of an effector?

Correct Answer: C) Causes a response.

8. These respond to excessive chemical, mechanical or thermal pain; found in every tissue of the body and adapt slowly

Correct Answer: B) Nociceptor.

9. The soma is also known as the .....

Correct Answer: C) Cell body.

10. Which area was affected when Dr. Alex couldn't form long sentences?

Correct Answer: D) Broca's .

11. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves in the PNS

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. Vertebral Column is made up of ..... bones called .....

Correct Answer: A) 33, Vertebrae.

13. Which part of the nervous system contains neurons that interpret signals and send responses?

Correct Answer: D) Brain.

14. What does the occipital lobe control?

Correct Answer: B) Sight.

15. Which of the following statements regarding the autonomic nervous system is FALSE?

Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic branch inhibits digestion.

16. What is the structural classification of number 4 in the picture?

Correct Answer: C) Unipolar.

17. RESPONSIBLE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONS (WALKING)

Correct Answer: C) SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.

18. Cranial nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system:

Correct Answer: A) True.

19. This is the term referring to the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing

Correct Answer: B) Action Potential.

20. The ..... of a neuron carries the impulse towards the nucleus.

Correct Answer: D) Dendrite.