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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TEST QUESTIONS


Direction:  Read the question carefully and encircle the letter of your chosen answer.
1.   It is a system of cells, tissues, and organs that regulates the body’s responses to internal and external stimuli.
a.   Endocrine system                     c.  Reproductive system
b.   Nervous system                        d.  Respiratory system
2.   Which of the following is not a main part of the brain?
a.   Cerebrum                                 c.  Cerebellum
b.   Brain Stem                               d.  Cranial Nerves
3.   The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the:
a.   autonomic nervous system
b.   voluntary nervous system
c.   somatic nervous system
d.   central nervous system
4.   It transmits impulses from the brain to muscles, glands, or other neurons in the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).
a.   Motor neurons                          c.  Sensory neurons
b.   Receptor                                 d.  Stimulus
5.   The gap between two communicating neurons is termed:
a.   node of Ranvier                        c.  effector
b.    synaptic cleft                          d.  cell body
6.   The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is the:
a.   Cerebellum                               c.  reticular activating system (RAS)
b.   Thalamus                                 d.  pineal gland E) limbic system
7.   Part of the brain that controls the activity and thought.
a.   Cerebrum                                 c.  Thalamus
b.   Cerebellum                               d.  Brain stem
8.    It serves as the channel for signal between the brain and the rest of the body, and controls simple musculoskeletal reflexes without input from the brain.
a.   Spinal nerve                             d.  Brain
b.   Spinal cord                               e.  Cranial nerves
9.   The basic unit of nervous system is called
a.   Dendrites                                 c.  axon
b.   Neurons                                   d.  nerve
10.        It is an electrochemical signal moving along a neuron.
a.   Reaction time                                     c.  organism
b.   Nerve impulse                                    d.  neurons
11.        Which of the following is the function of the nervous system?
a.   To send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body.
b.   To break down food to be used by the body.
c.   To remove waste from the body.
d.   To clean the blood.
12.        It is the major set of large set of nerves running down the spinal column or vertebrae.
a.   Neurons                                   c.  Dendrite
b.   Axon                                        d.  Spinal cord
13.         Which of the following is NOT a type of neurons?
a.   Sensory                                    c. interneurons     
b.   Motor                                       d. axons
14.        The nervous system consists of the
a.   combination of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
b.   brain and spinal cord
c.   combined sensory and motor systems
d.   cranial and spinal nerves
15.        The part of the body that integrates the information it receives from all over the body in order to make decisions is called the ________.
a.   peripheral nervous system
b.   sympathetic nervous system
c.   parasympathetic nervous system
d.   central nervous system





16.        ______ are integration centers in neurons.
a.   Dendrites
b.   Axons
c.   Cell bodies
d.   Synapses
17.    In a resting neuron, _______ channel remain open.
a.   all sodium
b.   some potassium
c.   all sodium and chloride
d.   all potassium
18.    Which of the following statements about action potential is NOT correct?
a.   Action potential are “all or none” phenomena
b.   During action potentials, the membrane potential becomes positive inside.
c.   Action potential is triggered when a neuron reaches threshold.
d.   An action potential begins when potassium ions enter a neuron.
19.    Disturbances in the body temperature, hunger perception, menstrual cycles, water balance, and sexual arousal are symptoms of defects in the
a.   Cerebrum
b.   Thalamus
c.   Medulla
d.   Hypothalamus
20.          2o. Neurotransmitter can be eliminated from synapses by
a.   diffusing away.
b.   enzymatic destruction.
c.   active transport into a neuron.
d.   all of the above.

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