Nervous System Quiz 714 (20 MCQs)

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1. The parts of the nervous system that process the information and decides what to do:

Correct Answer: C) Coordination centre/coordinator.

2. Internal stimuli is information collected from .....

Correct Answer: B) Inside the body.

3. What type of neuroglia help dispose of bacteria?

Correct Answer: B) Microglia.

4. Oligodendrocytes are usually found in the myelin sheath of neurons in the PNS.

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. The basic functional unit of the nervous system is:

Correct Answer: B) Neuron.

6. Chemicals that carry messages between neurons are celled

Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitter.

7. A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information

Correct Answer: B) Occipital lobe.

8. Part of the motor division responsible for automatic or involuntary responses

Correct Answer: A) Autonomic division.

9. Controlled by autonomic system

Correct Answer: B) Swallowing.

10. Which of the following is the final part of a reflex arc?

Correct Answer: B) Effector.

11. Is the heart muscle voluntary or involuntary?

Correct Answer: A) Involuntary.

12. Nerve

Correct Answer: A) Neuro.

13. The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.

Correct Answer: B) False.

14. This nervous system calms the body

Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic.

15. ..... was the first physiologist to observe reflex action on dogs.

Correct Answer: C) Pavlov.

16. The surface of the membrane is

Correct Answer: B) Polarized.

17. Which statement best describes the role of neurons of the brain?

Correct Answer: B) Neurons process and interpret information from other neurons.

18. Allows you to see black, white and grays

Correct Answer: B) Rods.

19. Serotonin

Correct Answer: A) Mood, sleep.

20. This part of the brain is bound by tight junctions and allows almost nothing through.

Correct Answer: C) Blood-brain barrier.