This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1004 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1004 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Subdivision of the PNS that controls voluntary movement A) Sensory neurons. B) Sympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic. 2. What type of nerve carries motor information away from the central nervous system (from inside to outside)? A) Afferent nerve. B) Efferent nerve. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efferent nerve. 3. Which branch of the nervous system is directly responsible for voluntary skeletal muscle movement? A) ANS. B) SNS. C) PNS. D) CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SNS. 4. Astrocytes attach to: A) Neurons. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Blood vessels. D) Neurons and blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons and blood vessels. 5. The cerebellum plays an important role in ..... A) Breathing. B) Heart rate. C) Motor control. D) Senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor control. 6. A quick reaction that occurs automatically A) Thought. B) Decision. C) Axon. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex. 7. The sodium potassium pump carries A) 2 Na+ out & 3 K+ in. B) 3 Na+ out & 2 K+ in. C) 2 Na+ in & 3 K+ out. D) 3 Na+ in & 2 K+ out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 Na+ out & 2 K+ in. 8. Identify the stimulus:You are at the mall walking through the food court. You smell fresh baked pizza and realize that you skipped lunch. You buy a piece of pizza and eat it before going to buy your CD. A) The smell of pizza. B) Buying a pizza. C) Food court. D) Buying the CD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The smell of pizza. 9. Which of these methods should the nurse use totest the gag reflex? A) Instruct the patient to drink a small amount of water. B) Request that the patient speak. C) Have the patient stick out his tongue and move itfrom side to side. D) Touch the back of the throat with a cotton-tippedapplicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Touch the back of the throat with a cotton-tippedapplicator. 10. Schmidt-Lanterman clefts are mainly composed of which of the following? A) Mitochondria. B) Rough endoplasmic reticulum. C) Schwann cells. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 11. Anxiolytic A) Malignant tumor of astrocytes. B) A stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel. C) A drug that lessens anxiety. D) A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A drug that lessens anxiety. 12. What part of the nervous pathway sends electrical impulses to the brain? A) Receptor. B) Sensory neurone. C) Response. D) Motor neurone. E) Relay neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurone. 13. This almond shaped structure is attached to the end of the hippocampus and plays an important role in emotions, especially fear. A) Cerebellum. B) Amygdala. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amygdala. 14. A reflex is an action that ..... A) You perform very quickly. B) Does not involve the brain. C) Happens when you are walking and not thinking about it. D) You have to develop over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does not involve the brain. 15. Nerve impulse arriving at the same neuron A) Convergence. B) Facilitation. C) Divergence. D) Plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergence. 16. This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft A) Axon. B) Axon terminal. C) Dendrites. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon terminal. 17. Which division of the nervous system is in charge of information sent to the CNS from sensory receptors A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory. 18. Directs all incoming sensory info to the cortex, also handles outgoing motor impulses A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons and medulla oblongata. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 19. Which sport has the highest risk for concussions for males? A) Soccer. B) Wrestling. C) Baseball. D) Football. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Football. 20. This part of the nervous system carries messages back and forth from the brain and the body. A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesNervous System Quiz 1Nervous System Quiz 2Nervous System Quiz 3Nervous System Quiz 4Nervous System Quiz 5Nervous System Quiz 6Nervous System Quiz 7Nervous System Quiz 8Nervous System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books