This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1006 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1006 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you rub a piece of sand that has blown into your eye, you are likely to scratch your A) Cornea. B) Retina. C) Rods and cones. D) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 2. Axel is watching a lightning storm. He watches lightning bolts shoots across the sky and branch off like skinny fingers in the air. What does this remind him of in science? A) Motor neuron. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. E) Neurochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 3. Which atrium receives the oxygenated blood from the lungs? A) Right atrium. B) Right ventricle. C) Left atrium. D) Left ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left atrium. 4. Nerves that carry messages from the sense organs to the brain A) Afferent. B) They will bring. C) Mixed / interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent. 5. People who have paralysis can ..... A) Die at a very early age. B) Live longer than most others. C) Live fulfilling lives. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Deep islands of gray matter are known as A) Hemispheres. B) Gyri. C) Nuclei. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclei. 7. The important support cells help to create the sheathes that insulate our nervous tissue. A) Satellite Cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Schwann Cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 8. The fibers that conduct impulses away from the cell body are the: A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Cell bodies. D) Neurilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 9. Primary motor area, which allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles. A) Frontal lobe. B) Epithalamus. C) Conductivity. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 10. What are the sixth cranial nerve A) They will abduct. B) Facial. C) Vagus. D) Oculomotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They will abduct. 11. Very small muscle tears that cause soreness from overuse A) Strain. B) Sprain. C) Cramp. D) Pulled Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strain. 12. What system in the body receives information about what is happening both inside and outside the body? It includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that run throughout the body. It also includes sense organs such as the eyes and ears. A) Respiratory system. B) Digestive system. C) Nervous system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 13. Neurons that transmit action potentials from the sensory organs to the CNS A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Glial cells. D) Afferent neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afferent neurons. 14. A single muscle fiber is made of ..... A) Endomysium. B) Sarcomeres. C) Fascicles. D) Myofibrils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myofibrils. 15. Gel-like fluid posterior to the lens A) Aqueous Humor. B) Retina. C) Vitreous Humor. D) Optic humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitreous Humor. 16. The electrical impulse travels outward from the cell body along a(n) A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Ranvier cell. D) Schwann cell. E) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 17. What is the function of the inner ear bones? A) Amplify sound. B) Dampen sound. C) Control balance. D) Turn mechanical sound into electrical impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amplify sound. 18. Communication between neurons occurs at A) Axon terminal. B) Conclusion. C) Muscle fiber. D) Neuron membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 19. A disease involving multiple episodes of seizures where neurons are firing sporadically/randomly in clusters that can spread to other areas of the brain. A) Alzheimer's Disease. B) Cerebral Palsy. C) Epilepsy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 20. Where are the synaptic bulbs? A) C. B) D. C) E. D) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F. ← 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