Nervous System Quiz 998 (20 MCQs)

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1. Site for processing of vision, hearing, memory, speech, intelligence and thought is

Correct Answer: C) Brain.

2. What would be the receptor in this case, for a blind person?

Correct Answer: D) None.

3. Antibacterial substance in tears

Correct Answer: D) Lysozyme.

4. Which of these is an example of conditioned or acquired reflexes?

Correct Answer: B) Pavlov's dog.

5. When the nerve impulse has passed, the neuron returns to its original state. This is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Repolarization.

6. Signals enter a neuron through small extensions. A neuron usually has many of these small extensions, known as .....

Correct Answer: A) Dendrites.

7. The long slender pole connecting the neuron to the axon terminal is?

Correct Answer: B) Axon.

8. ..... is the part of the brain that maintains balance of the body.

Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum.

9. Speeds up nerve impulse

Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells.

10. The myelin sheath ..... an impulse as it travels along the axon.

Correct Answer: B) Speeds up.

11. Identify parts of the EYE (colored portion)

Correct Answer: B) Iris.

12. (bubble itself) releases from axon terminal, carries neurotransmitter

Correct Answer: C) Vesicle.

13. Which nervous system disorder results to a loss of memory (dementia) and other thinking abilities?

Correct Answer: A) Alzheimer's Disease.

14. If you lose the feeling in a body part, you may have become .....

Correct Answer: B) Paralyzed.

15. Region of brain which moves short-term memories into long-term storage

Correct Answer: A) Hippocampus.

16. Odd shaped

Correct Answer: C) Irregular Bone.

17. Which of the following represents the correct sequence from outermost to innermost layers of the meninges

Correct Answer: D) Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater.

18. The Nervous system processes information and tells the body how to

Correct Answer: C) React.

19. The part of the brain that controls involuntary processes is

Correct Answer: D) Medulla.

20. What is the primary function of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

Correct Answer: B) Integration and control center.