Nervous System Quiz 648 (20 MCQs)

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1. The ..... nervous system includes sensory and motor neurons.

Correct Answer: B) Peripheral.

2. Hit the ORANGE button the instant you hear the sound

Correct Answer: A) ORANGE.

3. Your ears received harsh waves from the external environment and transmitted signals to the brain. Which body system does this process describe?

Correct Answer: C) Nervous System.

4. The brain and spinal cord are parts of the peripheral nervous system

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. Neurons that send information from the ENVIRONMENT to the brain

Correct Answer: A) Sensory Neurons.

6. Up to how long can information be held in the working memory without being repeated?

Correct Answer: C) 20 seconds.

7. Regulates body movement & sleep, as well as facial expressions.

Correct Answer: A) Pons.

8. What can the cerebral cortex be divided into?

Correct Answer: B) 4 areas called lobes.

9. Temporal Lobe?

Correct Answer: C) Important in auditory and smell.

10. What is the other name of cell body

Correct Answer: A) CYTON.

11. Photoreceptors that detect the level of light but not the color

Correct Answer: A) Rods.

12. Select the channels that are found only in the dendrite

Correct Answer: D) Chemically gated K channels.

13. The main division of the nervous system containing the brain and spinal cord

Correct Answer: C) Central Nervous System.

14. Tough, outer layer of the meninges.

Correct Answer: B) Dura mater.

15. The nervous system uses ..... to monitor changes inside and outside the body

Correct Answer: B) Sensory input.

16. This portion of a neuron will receive nerve impulses from other cells and carry them to the cell body.

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites.

17. This side of the brain controls the right side of the body, spoken and written language, numerical and scientific skills and reasoning

Correct Answer: B) Left Brain.

18. True or False:Headaches can be caused by overactivity.

Correct Answer: A) True.

19. The Brain Stem is also called

Correct Answer: B) Medulla Oblongata.

20. PET Scan

Correct Answer: B) Uptake of radioactive material in the brain shows how the brain uses glucose.