Nervous System Quiz 809 (20 MCQs)

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1. Fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by a lack of blood to cerebrum

Correct Answer: C) Syncope.

2. The ability to undergo an action potential in response to a stimulus.

Correct Answer: B) Excitability.

3. The spaces or gaps between the myelin sheath of an axon are called:

Correct Answer: B) Nodes of Ranvier.

4. Name the the three main parts of the brain

Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum cerebellum medulla.

5. Finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients

Correct Answer: D) Villi.

6. The middle ear consists of .....

Correct Answer: B) Ossicles and eardrum.

7. Send information from the brain or spinal cord to body parts.

Correct Answer: E) Motor neurons.

8. Which of the following is an internal stimulus?

Correct Answer: B) Being hungry (lack of nutrients).

9. Inflammation of the middle ear; one of the most common pediatric illnesses

Correct Answer: A) Otitis media.

10. In the PNS, bundles of axons are known as .....

Correct Answer: B) Nerves.

11. TRUE or FALSE? AUDITORY receptors detect light.

Correct Answer: B) False.

12. You are getting physical therapy and told you will have to practice ROM for your injured arm. You understand that ROM stands for:

Correct Answer: A) Range of motion.

13. Connects central nervous system to organs and limbs

Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Nervous System.

14. Pain in the calves

Correct Answer: A) Calf pain.

15. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Esthenia [ ESTHENIA ]?

Correct Answer: C) Feeling or Sensation.

16. Which sense organ reacts to pressure, pain, hot and cold temperatures?

Correct Answer: A) SKIN.

17. The basic unit of the nervous system is a/an .....

Correct Answer: A) Neuron.

18. What kind of receptors enable the sense of smell?

Correct Answer: D) Chemoreceptors.

19. Which nervous system disease is genetic and can cause tumors to form on nerve tissue?

Correct Answer: B) Neurofibromatosis.

20. Part of the brain below the thalamus and forming the floor of the third ventricle

Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus.