Nervous System Quiz 770 (20 MCQs)

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1. Concentration neurotransmitter also involved in fight or flight response

Correct Answer: B) Norepinephrine.

2. This is the only nerve to enter leave the cranial cavity and can slows the heart rate

Correct Answer: B) Vagus.

3. Which nerves are responsible for movement including reflexes?

Correct Answer: A) Somatic.

4. The sympathetic nervous system activates in order to .....

Correct Answer: B) Prepare you for emergency conditions.

5. The time between the completion of the action potential and repolarization.

Correct Answer: C) Refractory period.

6. Connects spinal cord to remainder of the brain; damage of small areas of brainstem can cause death

Correct Answer: B) Brainstem.

7. What is the correct order of the first 3 CN?

Correct Answer: C) Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor.

8. This structure changes the message from an electrical signal to a chemical signal which is known as a neurotransmitter

Correct Answer: C) Axon endings/terminals.

9. What is the main function of the integumentary system?

Correct Answer: D) ALL of the answers are right.

10. The mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

11. This major division of the nervous system consists of your brain and spinal cord.

Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system.

12. This organ is also known as the control center for the body.

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

13. ..... are the types of cells that line the ventricles of where CSF can be found. They contain cilia and microvilli.

Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells.

14. A network of branches on the neuron that receive signals from neighboring cells.

Correct Answer: C) Dendrite.

15. What is the Physiology of the Medulla Oblongata?

Correct Answer: C) Responsible for digestion, respiration, temperature regulation.

16. End of peripheral neurons monitor conditions ( light, sound, temperature).

Correct Answer: A) Sensory Reception.

17. Cranial nerves conduct impulses between the brain and the head, neck, chest, and abdomen

Correct Answer: B) True.

18. Skull is the long area that connects the brain and the spinal cord.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE .

19. What is the Physiology of the Diencephalon?

Correct Answer: D) Responsible for hypothalamus and thalamus.

20. Which part of the synapse contain vesicles that store neurotransmitters?

Correct Answer: A) Synaptic terminal.