Nervous System Quiz 805 (20 MCQs)

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1. The study of the nervous system structure and function is .....

Correct Answer: D) Neurology.

2. Sensory receptors detect changes in the internal and external environment which is called a .....

Correct Answer: D) Stimulus.

3. Body system used for communication

Correct Answer: B) Nervous system.

4. Air enters the respiratory system through the .....

Correct Answer: A) Nostrils/Nares.

5. This structure protects the inner parts of the eyeball.

Correct Answer: A) Sclera.

6. Which part of the neuron receives action potential from other neurons?

Correct Answer: C) Dendrites.

7. Our ..... receives messages and sends them to the brain and vice versa?

Correct Answer: C) Nerves.

8. A region of the cerebrum that is responsible for insight, art, music, and imagination.

Correct Answer: B) Right hemisphere.

9. In what direction does a nerve impulse travel through a neuron?

Correct Answer: B) From the dendrites and down the axon towards the axon terminal.

10. True or False:Sensory neurons bring a stimulus input to the spinal cord or brain and the brain or spinal cord sends a motor neuron response.

Correct Answer: A) True.

11. Post traumatic stress disorder

Correct Answer: C) PTSD.

12. A stimuli is.....

Correct Answer: A) A change in the environment that causes a reaction.

13. What is the part of a neuron that receives information and takes it towards the cell body?

Correct Answer: B) Dendrite.

14. Which of the following options IS NOT one of the effects of the parasympathetic response?

Correct Answer: C) Increase in blood pressure.

15. A place where two or more bones meet

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

16. The ..... is the dark circle in the center of your iris. It's a hole that lets light into the inner eye.

Correct Answer: A) Pupil.

17. Which part of the body is the "control center" ?

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

18. If the CPU, monitor, keyboard, UPS and mouse were different parts of the body, which one would be the brain?

Correct Answer: A) CPU.

19. Which glial cells are the most abundant?

Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes.

20. Which type of neuron receives information by touch, taste, smell and sight?

Correct Answer: B) Sensory.