Nervous System Quiz 486 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the primary function of the structure located at the lower part of the back of the brain, known as the cerebellum?

Correct Answer: B) Controlling voluntary muscle movements.

2. Which part of the eye has photoreceptors called rods and cones that help us to detect colour and light intensity?

Correct Answer: C) Retina.

3. Mary is getting a pedicure. She is feeling tickles and even a sharp pain from the cuticle remover. Which lobe processes sensory information?

Correct Answer: D) Parietal.

4. ..... is when your brain takes both views from your eyes and makes it into one.

Correct Answer: D) Accurate depth perception.

5. The nose responds to molecules floating in the air with these

Correct Answer: C) Olfactory receptors.

6. Which neurotransmitter deals with "flight or fight" activities?

Correct Answer: C) Endorphins.

7. The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS and connect to other body parts

Correct Answer: D) Peripheral.

8. Which part of the human eye acts like a camera lens, adjusting its shape to focus light onto the retina?

Correct Answer: C) Lens.

9. The correct statement about separate cells is

Correct Answer: D) Receptor menghantar impuls kepada first order neuron melalui chemical synapse.

10. An injury to the spinal cord in the lower back could cause you to lose movement and feeling in your:

Correct Answer: B) Legs.

11. True or False:The pons passes signals

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. Which portion of the axon will develop sprouts to help reestablish the former neural connection?

Correct Answer: A) The portion proximal to the cell body.

13. What is the function of the hippocampus in the brain?

Correct Answer: B) A region within the brain that plays a crucial role in the formation and retrieval of memories.

14. Antidepressants (SSRIs) work visa

Correct Answer: B) Blocking the re-uptake channels on the pre synaptic terminal buttons.

15. The gap/junction between neurons is called the

Correct Answer: A) Synaptic cleft.

16. Which type of neuron would be connected to photoreceptors in your eye?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron.

17. Parts of brain that controls our body balance and coordination is .....

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

18. What does the myelin sheath look like?

Correct Answer: B) Several shorter tubes with gaps between.

19. This is the division of the brain that has 4 parts and connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord.

Correct Answer: D) Brain Stem.

20. Neurons that have only one process extending from the cell body are known as?

Correct Answer: C) Unipolar neurons.