Practice Test About Nervous System Quiz
10 Questions
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Take the following quiz AFTER you have finished learning about the nervous system. Then email me the results.
Questions and Answers
- 1.The basic units of structure and function of the nervous system are
- A.
Neurons
- B.
Axons
- C.
Dendrites
- D.
Neurotransmitters
- 2.The place where a nerve cell transfers and impulse to another cell is the
- A.
Synapse
- B.
Axon
- C.
Sheath
- D.
Receptor
- 3.The central nervous system consists of
- A.
Sense organs
- B.
Reflexes
- C.
Brain and spinal cord
- D.
Sensory and motor neurons
- 4.Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary activities, such as walking the dog or singing a song?
- A.
Somatic
- B.
Autonomic
- C.
Central
- D.
Reflex
- 5.The division of the nervous system that controls cardiac muscle is the
- A.
Autonomic
- B.
Somatic
- C.
Cerebellum
- D.
Hypothalamus
- 6.A reflex arc consists of a sensory receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motorneuron, and and effector (muscle).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Which of the following are types of neurons
- A.
Sensory neurons
- B.
Motor neurons
- C.
Reflex neurons
- D.
Interneurons
- E.
Transmitter neurons
- F.
Synaptical neurons
- 8.The cerebrum is responsible for the concious activities of the body.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The hypothalamus receives messages from the sense organs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Neurotransmitters are chemicals used by neurons to transmit and impulse from one neuron to another.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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