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KIN 1A03 Physiology_III_-_Exam_2_Questions (1)


Chapter 11: Functional Organization of Nervous Tissue

Multiple Choice

1. The nervous system
A) monitors internal and external stimuli.
B) transmits information in the form of action potentials.
C) interprets or assesses information.
D) maintains homeostasis.
E) all of the above
Answer: e
Level: 1

2. Which of the following is responsible for problem-solving skills?
A) central nervous system
B) peripheral nervous system
C) somatic nervous system
D) autonomic nervous system
E) none of the above
Answer: a
Level: 1

3. The central nervous system includes the
A) ganglia.
B) spinal cord.
C) spinal nerves.
D) cranial nerves.
E) sensory receptors.
Answer: b
Level: 1

4. The peripheral nervous system includes the
A) brain.
B) spinal cord.
C) cranial nerves.
D) blood-brain barrier.
E) cerebellum.
Answer: c
Level: 1

5. There are pairs of cranial nerves and pairs of spinal nerves.
A) 10; 30
B) 31; 12
C) 12; 31

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D) 30; 10
E) 12; 32
Answer: c
Level: 1

6. Cell bodies of the peripheral nervous system are located in
A) ganglia.
B) Schwann cells.
C) the motor division.
D) the sensory division.
E) nerves.
Answer: a
Level: 1

7. The sensory (afferent) division of the peripheral nervous system
A) transmits action potentials to sensory organs.
B) conveys action potentials to the CNS.
C) stimulates glands to release hormones.
D) stimulates muscle contractions.
E) does not involve sensory receptors.
Answer: b
Level: 1

8. The motor (efferent) division of the peripheral nervous system
A) is a division of the CNS.
B) regulates the digestion of food.
C) transmits impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscle.
D) has nerve cell bodies located in ganglia near the spinal cord and brain.
E) detects a stimulus.
Answer: c
Level: 1

9. The autonomic nervous system
A) stimulates skeletal muscle contractions.
B) has two sets of neurons in a series.
C) is involved in problem solving.
D) is under voluntary control.
E) does not include the central nervous system.
Answer: b
Level: 1

10. Digestion of food is regulated by the
A) sensory division.
B) sympathetic division of the ANS.
C) parasympathetic division of the ANS.
D) somatic nervous system.

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E) none of the above.
Answer: c
Level: 1

11. The central nervous system
A) is the site for processing information.
B) initiates visual and auditory stimuli.
C) consists of 43 pairs of nerves.
D) is totally involuntary.
E) does not interact with the peripheral nervous system.
Answer: a
Level: 1

12. Which of the following is mismatched?
A) central nervous system - brain
B) autonomic nervous system - sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
C) peripheral nervous system - spinal nerves
D) somatic nervous system - sensory division of PNS
E) peripheral nervous system – sensory and motor divisions
Answer: d
Level: 1

13. Protein synthesis in neurons occurs in
A) axons.
B) dendrites.
C) cell bodies or soma.
D) terminal boutons.
E) node of Ranvier.
Answer: c
Level: 1

14. Nissl bodies are
A) part of a dendrite.
B) also called gemmules.
C) lipid droplets.
D) areas of rough endoplasmic reticulum.
E) part of the Golgi apparatus.
Answer: d
Level: 1

15. Dendrites
A) are the input part of the neuron.
B) conduct action potentials away from the cell body.
C) are generally long and unbranched.
D) form synapses with the microglia.
E) contain the trigger zone.