Nervous System Quiz 549 (20 MCQs)

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1. The motor neuron is responsible for

Correct Answer: A) Connecting to a muscle and helping you move.

2. The meninges have a fluid called ..... fluid.

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrospinal.

3. Which part of the neuron is covered in myelin and sends an impulse to the next neuron?

Correct Answer: B) Axon.

4. Anterior neuropore closes on.....day.

Correct Answer: B) 25.

5. The Axon is a

Correct Answer: A) Long extension that transmits impulses away,.

6. A structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.

Correct Answer: A) Ganglion.

7. The part of the neuron that sends messages (conducts impulses) to other neurons, can be covered by myelin sheaths

Correct Answer: A) Axon.

8. This part controls your emotions and keeps your body at the right temperature.

Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus.

9. Which nervous system carries out the following scenario:Slowing down digestion during exercise

Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System.

10. How many cranial nerves are there in the peripheral nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) 12.

11. Which of the following is not a type of muscle action that can be trained during exercise?

Correct Answer: D) Antagonistic.

12. Which of the following is the deep grove that separates the hemispheres of the cerebrum?

Correct Answer: C) Longitudinal fissure.

13. The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

Correct Answer: B) Conclusion.

14. Neurons carrying impulses from the CNS to the effectors is called

Correct Answer: B) They will bring.

15. Alzheimer's disease is a:

Correct Answer: B) Degenerative disease.

16. Osteoblasts are:

Correct Answer: A) Bone building cells.

17. It controls breathing, heartbeat, and other vital body processes

Correct Answer: C) Medulla.

18. A chemoreceptor is sensitive to

Correct Answer: A) Chemical substances.

19. Bones can grow back together if they get broken.

Correct Answer: A) True.

20. Cerebrospinal fluid is found in the

Correct Answer: C) Subarachnoid space.