Nervous System Quiz 897 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. You feel hungry so you eat some food.

Correct Answer: B) Internal stimulus.

2. The threadlike extension of a neuron that carries information to other cells

Correct Answer: A) Axon.

3. Which nervous system carries out the following scenario:Ignoring the sound of an engine while driving.

Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System.

4. Neurons in which the dendrite and axon are continuous and the soma lies off to one side are called

Correct Answer: B) Unipolar.

5. The vision receptors are located on this structure in the eye: ..... and are primarily grouped as follows: .....

Correct Answer: C) The retina; rods laterally and cones medially.

6. The ..... is the area on the retina that produces the clearest vision.

Correct Answer: C) Central pit.

7. The layer of skin that contains special structures like glands and nerves is the .....

Correct Answer: B) Dermis.

8. The part of a neuron that receives incoming signals from other neurons is the:

Correct Answer: C) Dendrite.

9. The left side of the brain is for more ..... thinking.

Correct Answer: A) Concrete.

10. The junction between two nerve cells is called a

Correct Answer: A) Conclusion.

11. True or False:A multipolar neuron has one dendrite and several axons.

Correct Answer: B) False.

12. Neuroglia that fights infections

Correct Answer: C) Microglia.

13. What type of actions is the somatic division responsible for?

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

14. Neuroglia which provide nutrition to the neurons in CNS is

Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes.

15. Prefix that means after; behind

Correct Answer: A) Post-.

16. What type of neuron sends messages from your senses to your brain?

Correct Answer: C) Sensory Neurons.

17. Efferent ( Motor) Neurons carry messages FROM the brain/ spinal cord to the muscles and glands.

Correct Answer: B) True.

18. The two most important types of neuroglia

Correct Answer: D) Schwann Cells and Oligodendrocytes.

19. Usually receives information and transmits it to the cell body

Correct Answer: D) Dendrite.

20. The importance of the myelin sheath in the nervous system is that it allows nerve impulses to move.

Correct Answer: B) Faster.