Nervous System Quiz 76 (20 MCQs)

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1. The skeletal muscles are controlled by this part of the peripheral brainervous system.

Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous system.

2. Cerebral

Correct Answer: A) Pertaining to the largest part of the brain.

3. Bipolar neurons are commonly .....

Correct Answer: D) Found in the retina of the eye.

4. Which is the job of the oligodendrocytes?

Correct Answer: C) Form myelin.

5. Efferent neurons transmit impulses to the central nervous system.

Correct Answer: B) False.

6. Which of the following is the outermost layer of the meninges covering the brain?

Correct Answer: C) Dura mater.

7. The ..... cells line the brain's ventricles and central canal of the spinal cord

Correct Answer: A) Ependymal.

8. Which neuroglial cell helps to circulate cerebrospinal fluid?

Correct Answer: C) Ependymal Cells.

9. True or False:due to evolutionary needs, it is much easier to gain/retain fat than it is to lose fat.

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. Name the three (3) basic neuron types:

Correct Answer: A) Sensory, motor, interneuron.

11. Combining form that means the temples

Correct Answer: A) Time.

12. It is best known as an intense headache that is being held for long periods of time or over multiple days.

Correct Answer: C) Migraine.

13. The somatic nervous system carries information from ..... to the .....

Correct Answer: D) Sensory receptors; CNS.

14. Which one of the following is NOT a type of neuron?

Correct Answer: A) Somatic.

15. Which of the following is not one of the four lobes found in the forebrain?

Correct Answer: C) Midbrain.

16. What type of muscle tissue is in the leg?

Correct Answer: B) Skeletal.

17. Type of helper cell that generates myelin sheath for multiple axons

Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes.

18. Most of the time, the impulse changes to ..... as it moves across the synapse to other neurons.

Correct Answer: B) Chemical.

19. Which neurotransmitter is responsible for stimulation of muscles?

Correct Answer: A) Acetylcholine.

20. The ..... performs voluntary functions, helps us balance, and coordinates muscles.

Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum.