Nervous System Quiz 538 (20 MCQs)

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1. This structure is the rounded bulge on underside of brainstem and responsible for respiration is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Pons.

2. The parasympathetic division of our nervous system regulates

Correct Answer: C) Glands, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle.

3. The ..... is the area for hearing.

Correct Answer: D) Cochlea.

4. The region of the brain that makes up the majority of the mass of the brain is the

Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum.

5. What is the muscle of your upper arm called?

Correct Answer: D) Biceps.

6. Glial cells do not carry impulses, but they protect and support neurons.

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. Which one of these is not a type of neuron

Correct Answer: C) Effector neuron.

8. In a synapse, what passes between the end of one neuron and the start of the next?

Correct Answer: B) Chemicals.

9. This term refers to signals from sensory neurons in walls of internal organs.

Correct Answer: D) Visceral sensations.

10. Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way is called a(n)

Correct Answer: C) Stimuli.

11. Which term refers to the "hopping" of the nerve impulse across the Schwann cells?

Correct Answer: B) Saltatory conduction.

12. What does the lens do?

Correct Answer: A) Focuses light onto the retina.

13. The phrase, "Helps you clot, that way you won't bleed a lot" refers to this vitamin

Correct Answer: B) K.

14. The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron is called the:

Correct Answer: B) Conclusion.

15. What type of neurons are in the white matter of the spinal cord?

Correct Answer: A) Myelinated.

16. The cause of Multiple Sclerosis is still unknown (T/F)?

Correct Answer: A) True.

17. That was a lot of information! I have one last question for you:What do we find in the dorsal root ganglion?

Correct Answer: A) Cell bodies of sensory neurons.

18. Which body system is the following statement true for? "It controls the body using a slower, longer-lasting method."

Correct Answer: B) Endocrine System.

19. Anything that causes a living organism to do something

Correct Answer: B) Stimulus.

20. Disease that is characterized by a droopy eyelid

Correct Answer: C) Myasthenia Gravis.