Nervous System Quiz 596 (20 MCQs)

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1. The synaptic cleft is:

Correct Answer: D) Located between 2 neurons.

2. A star-shaped abundant glial cell that supports and anchors to blood capillaries is called a .....

Correct Answer: B) Astrocyte.

3. A bundle of nerve cell bodies in the PNS are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Ganglia.

4. Colourful part of eyes

Correct Answer: D) Iris.

5. Overtaking coffee and tea cause .....

Correct Answer: A) Bad effect on heartbeats.

6. Cranial nerve II is .....

Correct Answer: D) Optic.

7. Which part of the ear maintains balance when it works with the cerebellum?

Correct Answer: D) Semicircular canals.

8. Which of the following detects a change & sends the info to the Control Center?

Correct Answer: A) Receptors.

9. Which of the following is the correct order of meninges from the outermost layer to the innermost layer?

Correct Answer: C) Dura Mater, Arachnoid Mater, Pia Mater.

10. Which of the following parts of the nervous system creates an arousing effect on the brain and body (The "Fight or Flight" Response)?

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic.

11. What type of glial cells line the cavities of the brain and spinal cord?

Correct Answer: C) Ependymal cells.

12. The part of the Schwann cell that contains most of the cytoplasm and nuclei, outside the myelin sheath

Correct Answer: C) Neurilemma.

13. Which of these animal's skeletons are covered with muscles and soft tissue?

Correct Answer: B) Bird, snake, frog and fish.

14. What is the name for the gap between two neurons?

Correct Answer: B) Conclusion.

15. Which type of conduction will happen in left neuron?

Correct Answer: B) Continuous.

16. Sensory nerves carry messages from the

Correct Answer: C) Sense organs to brain.

17. Your surrounding environment affects your brain development

Correct Answer: A) True.

18. What is the first step to the sequence of events in a nerve impulse?

Correct Answer: B) Sodium channels open and sodium ions diffuse inward.

19. The space between neurons is called a .....

Correct Answer: C) Conclusion.

20. The pigmented portion of the eye that has a rounded opening through which light passes is the:

Correct Answer: B) Iris.