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The document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of the nervous system. It covers topics like the parts of neurons, anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, functions of different regions like the cerebellum and cerebrum, divisions of the nervous system into somatic, autonomic and peripheral components, and common clinical disorders like Bell's Palsy and sciatica. The answers to all 20 questions are provided at the end.

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The Nervous System - Test Questions

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of the nervous system. It covers topics like the parts of neurons, anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, functions of different regions like the cerebellum and cerebrum, divisions of the nervous system into somatic, autonomic and peripheral components, and common clinical disorders like Bell's Palsy and sciatica. The answers to all 20 questions are provided at the end.

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The Nervous System – Test Questions

Question 1 – The afferent fibre that carries impulses to a neuron’s cell body is called a:

A. Neuron
B. Node of ranvier
C. Axon
D. Dendrite

Question 2 – Axons tend to consist of:

A. Single processes
B. Several synapses
C. Multiple synapses
D. None of the above

Question 3 – The cerebrum consists of two major halves called:

A. Cerebellar hemispheres
B. Cerebral spheres
C. Cerebellar spheres
D. Cerebral hemispheres

Question 4 – The cerebellum functions primarily as a centre of:

A. Visual activity
B. Associative reasoning
C. Auditory activity
D. Motor control

Question 5 – The myelin sheath is:

A. An insulating envelope that protects the nerve and facilitates transmission of nerve
impulses
B. Bundles of nerve fibres
C. A branch like projection, extruding from the cell body of a nerve, known as the
impulse conducting process of a neuron
D. Loose, connective tissue that surrounds several bundles of nerve fibres

Question 6 – The part of the brain that contains the thalamus, pituitary gland and the optic
chiasm is the:

A. Diencephalon
B. Mesencephalon
C. Myelencephalon
D. Telencephalon

Question 7 – How many spinal nerves are there?

A. 31 pairs
B. 1
C. 13
D. 61

Question 8 – Which spinal nerve area does not form a plexus?

A. Cervical
B. Lumbar
C. Sacral
D. Thoracic

Question 9 – The divisions of the autonomic nervous system are:

A. Somatic and peripheral


B. Parasympathetic and peripheral
C. Sympathetic and parasympathetic
D. None of the above

Question 10 – Efferent nerves:

A. Contain both afferent and efferent axons and conduct both incoming sensory
information and outgoing muscle commands
B. Conduct signals from sensory neurons to the sensory nervous system
C. Conduct signals from the central nervous system along motor neurons to their target
muscles and glands
D. None of the above

Question 11 – Neurons are sensors that send electric messages called:

A. Dendrites
B. Efferent nerves
C. Synapses
D. Nerve impulses

Question 12 – Sensory neurons:

A. Are found exclusively within the central nervous system (CNS)


B. Are nerves where the cell body is located within the spinal cord
C. Are an enclosed, cable-like bundle of sensory nerve fibres found within the
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
D. All of the above

Question 13 – Ventricles are:

A. A communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid


B. The stem-like part of the base of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord
C. Involved with regulation of circadian rhythms
D. The highest region of the brain
Question 14 – The spinal cord serves as a conduit for signals between the ___________
and the rest of the body:

A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Digestive system
D. Lymph

Question 15 – Ganglia cells often interconnect with other ganglia to form a complex system
of ganglia, known as a:

A. Nerve cell
B. Dendrite
C. Brain stem
D. Plexus

Question 16 – The sympathetic division of the nervous system typically functions in actions
requiring:

A. Quick responses
B. No response
C. Slow responses
D. No immediate reaction

Question 17 – The autonomic nervous system:

A. Controls skeletal as well as external sensory organs


B. Controls involuntary muscles, such as smooth and cardiac muscles
C. Prepares the body for expending energy and dealing with emergency situations
D. None of the above

Question 18 – A function of the nervous system is to:

A. Control peristalsis movement


B. Digest food
C. Transmit messages from one part of the body to another
D. All of the above

Question 19 – Bell’s Palsy is:

A. Often associated with a lack of sugar in the diet


B. Another term for glandular fever
C. Because of a past episode of shingles
D. A manifestation of Neuritis that includes loss of motion of the facial nerve bringing
about shortcoming of the muscles of one side of the face and a failure to close the
eye

Question 20 – An effect of sciatica is:

A. Pain felt down the back and external side of the thigh, leg and foot
B. Inflammation of the toes
C. Sudden jerking movements
D. Swollen wrists

Answers:

1: D
2: A
3: D
4: D
5: A
6: A
7: A
8: D
9: C
10: C
11: D
12: C
13: A
14: A
15: D
16: A
17: B
18: C
19: D
20: A

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