Nervous System Quiz 749 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the correct order of a reflex arc

Correct Answer: A) Receptor-sensory neuron-integration-motor neuron-effector.

2. Which of the following correctly characterizes the two types of nerves in the peripheral nervous system?

Correct Answer: C) Spinal Nerves (31 pairs) and Cranial Nerves (12 pairs).

3. The part of the brain that coordinates movement, balance, and posture is

Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum.

4. The lobe that is responsible for visual information

Correct Answer: D) Occipital.

5. Which lobe is known for processing and making sense out of the information gathered by the five senses?

Correct Answer: C) Parietal Lobe.

6. The optic nerve sends messages to the brain.

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. Medulla controls the involuntary actionTrue or false

Correct Answer: A) True.

8. Do the two neurons at a synapse touch each other?

Correct Answer: B) No, there is a gap called the synaptic cleft.

9. The anterior-posterior division between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum

Correct Answer: A) Longitudinal fissure.

10. The spongy structure that filters particles from lymph is called the .....

Correct Answer: C) Lymph node.

11. The sodium potassium pumps moves Na+ out of the cell and K+ into the cell

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. Which part controls our involuntary movements?

Correct Answer: D) Brain Stem.

13. What does the fluid inside your ears do when displaced?

Correct Answer: D) Stimulates the hair cells to send an impulse.

14. Thin, flattened, and usually curved

Correct Answer: D) Flat Bone.

15. The collection of spinal nerves at the inferior end of the spinal cord is called the cauda equina.

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. Neurons malfunction; repeated relay of impulses.

Correct Answer: D) Epilepsy.

17. Nerve impulses begin here. Branch like structures that pick up the impulses.

Correct Answer: A) Dendrite.

18. The three parts of the brain are .....

Correct Answer: B) Brain, cerebellum, brain stem.

19. Nerve responsible for the sensation of vision

Correct Answer: C) Optic.

20. Properties of nerve cells?

Correct Answer: C) Excitability and conductivity.