Nervous System Quiz 726 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the brain controls body temperature, thirst and hunger?

Correct Answer: C) Hypothalmus.

2. Deep grooves that separate the cerebrum into lobes are called

Correct Answer: A) Fissures.

3. Which division of the nervous system controls the stomach digesting food?

Correct Answer: B) Autonomic.

4. Fits

Correct Answer: A) Convulsions.

5. ..... is the talking part:it sends messages out from the cell body.

Correct Answer: C) Axons.

6. This portion of the forebrain is the main center for control of the internal environment.

Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus.

7. Which is not a shape of a neuron .....

Correct Answer: D) Quadrapolar.

8. Spider spinning a web to catch food.

Correct Answer: B) Instinct.

9. CSF analysis

Correct Answer: B) Chemical test, cell counts, cultures, and smears of fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

10. This joint opens and closes in one direction.

Correct Answer: A) Hinge Joint.

11. What is another name for the upper part of the throat?

Correct Answer: B) Pharynx.

12. Since the exoskeleton limits the growth of arthropods, they have to shed their exoskeletons and form a new one. This is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Molting.

13. What is X?

Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord.

14. The layers of the brain create a selective permibility preventing some medications from affecting brain function?

Correct Answer: A) Mengies.

15. Division of the nervous system that carries signals from the organs:

Correct Answer: A) Visceral.

16. The thalamus, hypothalamus, and hippocampus are part of the .....

Correct Answer: B) Limbic System.

17. The portion of the brain that controls heart rate and breathing is:

Correct Answer: C) The brainstem.

18. Which of the following effects are mediated by the sympathetic nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) Increased heart rate.

19. Which statement best describes a reflex?

Correct Answer: B) A reflex is involuntary.

20. Branches of the cell body that collect information

Correct Answer: B) Dendrites.