Nervous System Quiz 717 (20 MCQs)

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1. The 'long stretched out' part os the neuron is called the

Correct Answer: A) Axon.

2. The part of the brain responsible for thought, reasoning, memory, and speech is .....

Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe.

3. What separates the chest from the abdominal cavity?

Correct Answer: C) Diaphragm.

4. The PNS contains the ..... neurons and the ..... of the motor neurons

Correct Answer: C) Sensory, axons.

5. Which type of neuron will only be found in the CNS?

Correct Answer: B) Bipolar Neuron.

6. Largest part of your brain, Controls your emotions and memory.

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

7. When you do not have control over something and can not decide when or how it does something, this would be considered .....

Correct Answer: D) Involuntary.

8. What is the nickname of the parasympathetic division?

Correct Answer: A) Rest and Digest.

9. All of the following cranial nerves carry sensory messages for taste except which one?

Correct Answer: D) CN VI.

10. Directly relays the action potential to the next neuron.

Correct Answer: A) Electrical Synapse.

11. The axon surrounded by fatty layer called .....

Correct Answer: A) Mylein sheath.

12. In resting potential, neurons have more ..... on the outside of the cell membrane.

Correct Answer: C) Na+.

13. What gives a myelinated axon a whitish appearance?

Correct Answer: B) Lipids.

14. The response to an infection. Causes the area to redden, swell, and feel warm.

Correct Answer: D) Inflammation.

15. Sensory neurons relay information from:

Correct Answer: A) Your senses to your brain.

16. What is the role of sensory neurons?

Correct Answer: D) Receive stimuli from sensory receptors.

17. Muscle coordination, balance, and posture are controlled by which part of the brain?

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

18. What is the name of the location on the axon between each myelin sheath?

Correct Answer: B) Node of Ranvier.

19. Which structure of the brain controls balance and coordination?

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

20. Which nervous system disease is associated with uncontrolled shaking, slowed movements, and problems with speaking?

Correct Answer: B) Parkinson's Disease.