MCQ Quiz About Nervous System
This quiz will only scratch the surface of the nervous system covered in chapters 8 and 9.
- 1.White matter is primarily for ___________ while gray matter is primarily for ___________.
- A.
Control, response
- B.
Transmission, processing
- C.
Response, control
- D.
Processing, transmission
- 2.Spinal taps are usually taken from below L3 because there is no longer a solid cord there, but a part referred to as the
- A.
Medulla oblongata
- B.
Cervical plexus
- C.
Horse's mane
- D.
Cauda equina
- 3.The part of the brainstem that works with reflex actions is the
- A.
Midbrain
- B.
Pons
- C.
Medulla oblongata
- 4.The relay station in the brain is the
- A.
Thalamus
- B.
Hypothalamus
- C.
Epithalamus
- 5.How did you recognize the transverse fissure during the brain dissection lab?
- A.
Separated the 2 hemispheres
- B.
Separated the temporal lobes from the frontal lobe
- C.
Separated the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
- D.
Separated the cerebrum from the cerebellum
- 6.The cerebral lobe responsible for sensory perception is the _______ lobe.
- A.
Frontal
- B.
Parietal
- C.
Temporal
- D.
Occipital
- 7.The most voluntary part of the brain is the
- A.
Cerebrum
- B.
Cerebellum
- C.
Diencephalons
- D.
Brain stem
- 8.Why must CSF move?
- A.
To keep oxygen supplied to the brain
- B.
To prevent stagnation
- C.
To prevent drugs from entering the brain
- D.
To move the brain so that it won't rest
- 9.The meningenal layer on the brain that you tried to remove in the lab was the
- A.
Dura mater
- B.
Arachnoid mater
- C.
Pia mater
- 10.The peripheral nervous system can be subdivided into
- A.
The somatic and autonomic divisions
- B.
The sensory and motor divisions
- C.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
- D.
The CNS and PNS
- 11.________ neurons carry information away from the brain.
- A.
Sensory
- B.
Motor
- C.
Interneurons
- 12.Schwann cells are to the PNS, what ______________ are to the CNS.
- A.
Astrocytes
- B.
Nodes of Ranvier
- C.
Ependymal cells
- D.
Oligodendrocytes
- 13.Phagocytes that dispose of debris are
- A.
Microglia
- B.
Satellite cells
- C.
Schwann cells
- D.
Astrocytes
- 14.The neuron part that actually is not a part is the
- A.
Axon
- B.
Cell body
- C.
Dendrite
- D.
Synapse
- 15.The _______ nerve controls the expression of the face and anterior taste buds.
- A.
Trigeminal
- B.
Vagus
- C.
Facial
- D.
Hypoglossal
- 16.The brachial plexus is the nerves at
- A.
C1-C4
- B.
C5-C8, T1
- C.
T12-L4
- D.
L4-S2
- 17.The common name for cerebrovascular accident is
- A.
Stroke
- B.
Heart attack
- C.
Multiple sclerosis
- D.
Hydrocephalus
- 18.Loss of use on 1 side of the body is
- A.
Paraplegia
- B.
Quadraplegia
- C.
Hemiplegia
- 19.Bell's palsy is from damage to the ____ cranial nerve.
- A.
2nd
- B.
7th
- C.
11th
- D.
16th
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