Nervous System Quiz 945 (20 MCQs)

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1. Neurons are unique in that they .....

Correct Answer: B) Do not divide.

2. Body actions which are controlled by "the Cerebrum (Fore brain)"

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

3. The ..... lobe proceses auditory information and encodes memory.

Correct Answer: C) Temporal.

4. Intense feelings of apprehension, fearfulness, terror and impending doom?

Correct Answer: C) Panic attack.

5. Your patient has paralysis in his legs due to a spinal cord injury. He has:

Correct Answer: A) Hemiplegia.

6. Which muscle can be consciously controlled?

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

7. An electrical signal that travels down an axon is called what?

Correct Answer: C) Nerve impulse.

8. It interprets input from your senses.

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

9. What charge is the peak of the action potential?

Correct Answer: C) +30 mV.

10. Glial cells that line cavities

Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells.

11. The outermost layer of the eye is the?

Correct Answer: B) Sclera.

12. Retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond

Correct Answer: C) Rods.

13. Damage to the left primary motor cortex may cause what symptoms

Correct Answer: A) Paralysis of voluntary muscle control on the right side of the body.

14. Neurotripsy means

Correct Answer: A) Crushing a nerve.

15. Which finger is moving

Correct Answer: B) Which finger moves?.

16. What is the spinal cord made up of?

Correct Answer: B) Nerve tissues.

17. This is a temporary disturbance of the brain's ability to function due to traumatic injury

Correct Answer: C) Concussion.

18. Which of the following combining forms means stone?

Correct Answer: B) Lith/o.

19. Responds to stress and/ or danger

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic.

20. The cerebellum is also called "little brain" and helps with .....

Correct Answer: C) Movement, balance and coordination.