Nervous System Quiz 591 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Peripheral Nervous System is entirely made of

Correct Answer: A) Nerves outside of the Central Nervous System.

2. Taste

Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe.

3. Open your mouth

Correct Answer: B) Open mouth.

4. This is the body's way of getting rid of unwanted particles from the nose

Correct Answer: B) Sneezing.

5. Nerve impulses are electrical signals produced by which of the following?

Correct Answer: C) Plasma membrane of neuron.

6. This is made up of the lobes of the brain.

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum.

7. From which part of our body do we feel the taste of any food item?

Correct Answer: C) Tongue.

8. Which of the following responds to the output message from the Control Center?

Correct Answer: A) Effector.

9. What parts of the body belong to the central nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Brain and spinal cord.

10. Body system that transports nutrients an gasses to different parts of your body.

Correct Answer: B) Circulatory.

11. How do you stay healthy? Eat healthy .....

Correct Answer: D) Food.

12. Division of the Autonomic Nervous system that helps you rest and digest

Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic.

13. The neurotransmitter(s) that are released during fight or flight is(are):

Correct Answer: B) Acetylcholine and norepinephrine.

14. The small star shaped cells that attach capillaries to neurons are called

Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes.

15. Which of the following is a unit of time?

Correct Answer: A) Sec.

16. Why does the sodium potassium pump require energy?

Correct Answer: A) It's moving molecules against their concentration gradients.

17. Which is true of Oligodendroglia?

Correct Answer: B) Insulate neurons by maintaining the myeline sheath.

18. What is the function of the rods in the retina?

Correct Answer: B) Photoreceptors for non-color vision.

19. The lobe in charge of processing vision

Correct Answer: D) Occipital.

20. The glial cells known to dispose of debris and monitor are called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Microglia.