Nervous System MCQs

A. The central nervous system includes the nerves through which the central nervous system interacts with the rest of the body

B. The peripheral nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord

C. Afferent or sensory nerves carry information to the central nervous system from sensory neurons and regulate glandular secretion

D. Efferent or motor nerves extend out from the central…

A. The cerebellum plays a key role in making movement smooth and efficient, and lies at the black of the brain

B. The motor and sensory systems do not interact

C. The spinal cord, made up of both axons and ganglia, provides us with essential reflexes

D. The brain comprises two halves-or hemispheres

A. Autonomic nervous system, which includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic system

B. Somatic system, which includes the sympathetic system and parasympathetic system

C. Autonomic system, which includes the central and somatic system

D. Somatic system, which includes the central and autonomic system

A. Serve hemi-neglect often results from damage to the left parietal lobe

B. Patients with hemi-neglect may ignore the entire left half of the world

C. The right hemisphere might be able to support bilateral spatial attentional processes

D. When the left hemisphere is damaged the right may…

A. 1 & 2

B. 2 & 3

C. 1 & 3

D. None

A. Seizure were caused by chemical discharges in the brain

B. The cortex can be surgically removed to reduce seizures

C. Brain regions have highly specialized functions

D. (b) and (c)

A. Resting potentials, neurotransmitters

B. Neurotransmitters, axon potentials

C. Neurotransmitters, depolarization

D. Axon potentials; neurotransmitters

A. A cubic centimeter of glial cells because the damage would be less disabling

B. A cubic centimeter of subcortex because the damage would be less disabling

C. A cubic centimeter of spinal cord because the damage would be less disabling

D. A cubic centimeter of cortex because the damage would…

A. Inhibitory neurotransmitters increase the excitability of a cell

B. The classic inhibitory neurotransmitter is glutamate

C. Increasing chloride ion flow into the interior of the cell decreases the cell’s negativity

D. Increasing the cell’s negativity is called hyperpolarization

A. Antagonists

B. Agonists

C. A and B

D. Synapses