Nervous System Quiz 98 (20 MCQs)

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1. This system can be controlled, AKA the voluntary nervous system

Correct Answer: C) Somatic system.

2. Match the statement to the function. 'Information is processed and a decision is made.'

Correct Answer: C) Interpretive.

3. Which is the largest section of the human brain?

Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum.

4. The 24-hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species.

Correct Answer: A) Circadian rhythms.

5. The peripheral nervous system that works unconsciously

Correct Answer: B) Autonomic.

6. An increased heart rate would happen when which autonomic nervous system is active?

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic.

7. What does the brain the spinal cord refer to?

Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system.

8. Which system detects information from the environment and directs the way your body responds to this information?

Correct Answer: D) Nervous.

9. The neurons which carries impulse fromthe central nervous system to the musclefibre.

Correct Answer: C) Efferent neuron.

10. The two major functional properties of neurons are .....

Correct Answer: C) Irritability and conductivity.

11. Myelinated nerve fibers appear

Correct Answer: B) White.

12. Your ..... is the boss of your body and controls everything you do.

Correct Answer: C) Brain.

13. Nerves that carry impulses away from the CNS are called:

Correct Answer: B) Efferent nerves.

14. "Rest & digest" best describes the functions of the

Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic nervous system.

15. Which part of the neuron receives signals?

Correct Answer: A) Dendrite.

16. The dendrites transform a stimulus into an electrical signal, called .....

Correct Answer: B) An impulse.

17. What areas of the brain play a role in ensuring that a person remembers events that are emotional and important?(Sousa, 2017 p.19)

Correct Answer: C) Amygdala and Hippocampus.

18. Chemical made by glands that tell cells to make something or respond in some way.

Correct Answer: D) Hormone.

19. What is the watery liquid that bathes the brain and spinal cord and helps protect them?

Correct Answer: C) CSF.

20. What type of receptors detect touch in the skin?

Correct Answer: A) Merkel cells.