Nervous system by admin_massage2 | Dec 6, 2021 | 0 comments Welcome to your Nervous system 1. Cerebral palsy occurs? Deselect Answer When the brain is damaged during birth From the degeneration of nerve cells From the loss of basal ganglia Injury or damage to nerve tissue None 2. The bundle of nerves known as the cauda equina are made up of which part of the spinal nerves? Deselect Answer Lumbar, sacral and coccygeal nerves Cervical, thoracic and lumbar nerves Thoraci, lumbar and sacral nerves Cervial, lumbar and coccygeal nerves None 3. What is the function of neurilemma? Deselect Answer They pass on the nerve impulse to the dendrites of the next neurone Transmit nerve impulses away from the cell body To regenerate nerve cells To speed up the passage of nerve impulses along the fibre None 4. Which part of the body helps the nervous system maintain homeostasis? Deselect Answer Circulatory system Respiratory system Muscular system Endocrine system None 5. A reflex is produced by? Deselect Answer Sensory stimulus Nerve cells Nerve endings Voluntary movement None 6. The olfactory nerve describes? Deselect Answer Nerve of sight Never of touch Nerve of smell Sensory nerve None 7. The reflex arc consists of? Deselect Answer A sensory nerve and organ A sense organ, the spinal cord, a sensory nerve, a motor nerve The spinal cord and brain Brain, sense organ, the spinal cord None 8. Dendrites are? Deselect Answer Nerve impulses Neurones Nerve fibres Nerve cells None 9. Cerebrospinal fluid contains? Deselect Answer Proteins Protein, glucose, salts and other substances Nutrients, salts and proteins Plasma and proteins None 10. Grey matter is made up of? Deselect Answer b) Nerve fibres and axons d) Cell bodies, neurilemma and dendrites a) Nerve fibres and dendrites c) Cell bodies, unmyelinated axons and dendrites None 11. What is the function of neuroglia? Deselect Answer Transmit nerve impulses to the cell body Insulates the axon Transmit nerve impulses away from the cell body Supports the neurones None 12. What is the centre of the nerve cell? Deselect Answer Cell body Neurilemma Synapse Axon None 13. Which one of the following is a function of the cerebrum? Deselect Answer Transmits message to and from the brain Transmits message to the spinal cord Maintaining balance and equilibrium of the body Controlling voluntary movement None 14. Which one of the following is a function of the sympathetic nervous system? Deselect Answer causes dilation of blood vessels supplying skeletal muscles Releases acetylcholine Constricts the flow of blood to the heart Slows the action of the heart None 15. How many pairs of cranial nerves are there? Deselect Answer 12 31 5 8 None 16. Which one of the following is not a function of the cerebrum? Deselect Answer Controls muscle tone and posture Controls mental activity Controls voluntary movement Interprets and perceives pain, heat and cold None 17. The coccygeal plexus is located? Deselect Answer Back of the pelvic cavity Right side of the pelvic cavity Left side of the pelvic cavity Front of the pelvic cavity None 18. Grey matter is positioned? Deselect Answer On the inside of the spinal cord On the outside of the brain On the inside of the brain and outside of the spinal cord On the outside of the brain and inside of the spinal cord None 19. White matter is made of? Deselect Answer Bundles of unmyelinated nerve fibres Bundles of cell bodies Bundles of mixed fibres and dendrites Bundles of myelinated nerve fibres None 20. Neuroglia is a type of? Deselect Answer Nervous tissue Yellow elastic tissue Connective tissue Muscular tissue None 21. 16. What is the largest part of the brain? Deselect Answer The cerebrum The brain stem The hypothalamus The cerebellum None 22. The hamstrings are supplied by the? Deselect Answer The brachial plexus The sacral plexus The coccygeal plexus The lumbar plexus None 23. Which part of the brain controls the actions of the heart and lungs? Deselect Answer Medulla oblongata Pons varolli Hypothalamus Midbrain None 24. How long is the midbrain? Deselect Answer 2cm 2.5cm 1.5cm 1cm None 25. Which of the following is not one of the main sections of the brain? Deselect Answer The brain stem The cerebellum The cervical plexus The cerebrum None 26. A loss of dopamine occurs when an individual is suffering from? Deselect Answer Cerebral palsy Myalgic encephalomelitis Parkinsons disease Multiple sclerosis None 27. The peripheral nervous system contains? Deselect Answer Brain Autonomic nervous system Spinal cord Muscle fibres None 28. Which one of the following is not a function of cerebrospinal fluid? Deselect Answer Keeps pressure around the brain and spinal cord constant Removes waste and toxins Forms a cushion between the bony cavities and nerves, protecting the brain and spinal cord Regulates body temperature None 29. Where are neurilemma found? Deselect Answer Autonomic nervous system Spinal cord Brain Peripheral nerves None 30. What is the function of the midbrain? Deselect Answer Transmits messages to and from the spinal cord and cerebellum Transmits messages to and from the spinal cord, the cerebrum and the cerebellum Transmits messages to and from the spinal cord Transmits message to and from the spinal cord and cerebrum None Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up Submit a Comment Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.