Nervous System Quiz #1

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the:

• Autonomic Nervous System
• Voluntary Nervous System
• Central Nervous System
• Peripheral Nervous System

Which one of the following best describes the waxy-appearing material called myelin?

• A mass of white lipid material that surrounds the dendrites of a neuron
• An outer membrane on a neuroglial cell
• A mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron
• A mass of white lipid material that surrounds the cell body of a neruon

Lobe of the cerebrum involved in the visual memory of objects:

• Frontal Lobe
• Parietal Lobe
• Occipital Lobe
• Temporal Lobe

Bulb-shaped structure that sorts and relays information from the PNS to the cerebrum

• Thalamus
• Hypothalamus
• Pituitary Gland
• Cerebellum

This term describes the largest portion of the brain; divided into 4 lobes.

• Cerebellum
• Midbrain
• Thalamus
• Cerebrum

The peripheral nervous system consists of:

• The spinal and cranial nerves
• The brain and spinal cord
• Spinal nerves only 
• Cranial nerves only

The second largest portion of the brain; responsible for coordination of the body.

• Cerebellum
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebrum
• Midbrain

Which area of the brain surrounds the third ventricle and includes the thalamus and hypothalamus?

• Brainstem
• Diencephalon
• Spinal cord
• Meninges

The pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata make up the...

• Diencephalon
• Brainstem
• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum

The 3 layers of meninges from superficial to deep are

• dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
• pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater
• arachnoid mater, pia mater, dura mater
• dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater