Nervous System Quiz 668 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following organs is the center of the nervous system?

Correct Answer: D) Brain.

2. Your brain is about the size of a .....

Correct Answer: D) Grapefruit.

3. The cortex of the brain is

Correct Answer: B) The grey matter of the cerebrum.

4. Which of the following neurotransmitter is degraded by monoamine oxidase?

Correct Answer: A) Norepinephrine.

5. ..... can be a cause of the Alzheimer's disease.

Correct Answer: C) All of the above.

6. Identify the FALSE statement

Correct Answer: B) Synapse = communication with glands.

7. The right side of your brain controls what side of your body?

Correct Answer: B) Left.

8. The ..... tract is motor in nature.

Correct Answer: D) Corticospinal.

9. The meninges protect the brain and spinal cord. What is the name of the outermost one layer?

Correct Answer: A) Dura Mater.

10. Which allow you to smell

Correct Answer: B) Olfactory cells.

11. A bundle of nerves that go to and from the brain down your back

Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord.

12. What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system?

Correct Answer: D) Arouses body to expend energy.

13. You damage the nerves in your fingers. What part of the nervous system is this?

Correct Answer: B) PNS.

14. Which of the following does not play a role in a reflex arc?

Correct Answer: D) The brain.

15. The biggest part of the brain, which controls memories is the

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

16. Controls balance and the use of muscles

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

17. Which following statement about neuroglia in CNS is not correct?

Correct Answer: B) Satellite cells can form glia limitans.

18. What would be a good way to remember information more easily?

Correct Answer: A) Repeat it as many times as possible at regular intervals.

19. One of the "newer" and more advanced areas of the brain.

Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex.

20. What part of the nervous system controls your internal organs?

Correct Answer: A) The autonomic nervous system.