This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1008 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1008 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which neuron carries an impulse to the synapse and is the sender? A) Presynaptic neuron. B) Postsynaptic neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presynaptic neuron. 2. Which cranial nerves have the highest branches A) Trigeminal nerve. B) Vagus nerve. C) Facial nerve. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vagus nerve. 3. The three sections of the brain we talked about are the Old Brain, Limbic System and the ..... A) Hippocampus. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal Cord. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 4. Increased heart rate in response to danger is controlled by which division of the nervous system? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 5. The hypothalamus is part of the A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diencephalon. 6. Short-term memory seems to be processed in the ..... and frontal lobe areas. A) Hypothalamus. B) Hippocampus. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hippocampus. 7. Which body system is responsible for transporting nutrients, oxygen, and cellular waste products throughout the body? A) Nervous. B) Circulatory. C) Digestive. D) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulatory. 8. Type of neuron for cranial nerve X A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 9. What detect changes in surroundings or detect stimuli and then convert information to impulse? A) Receptor. B) Effector. C) Conclusion. D) Response. E) Sensory neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptor. 10. What is the name of the response when the body is RELAXED? A) Fight or Flight. B) Rest or Digest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rest or Digest. 11. The sclera is designed for A) Strength. B) Clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strength. 12. The afferent neuron relays message from the ..... to the brain. A) Glands and muscles. B) Sensory organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory organs. 13. Your spinal cord sends ..... A) Neurons. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Messages. 14. Vibrations pass from the eardrum to tiny bones called the ....., ....., and ..... A) Hummer, anvil, stirrup. B) Hammer, armpit, stirrup. C) Hammer, anvil, stirrup. D) Hammer, anvil, string. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hammer, anvil, stirrup. 15. Which type of sensory receptor responds to a hot mouthful of food? A) Mechanoreceptor. B) Photoreceptor. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Nociceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermoreceptor. 16. Send the nerve impulses to the dendrites of other neurons A) Dendrites. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) Axon terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon terminals. 17. Sight, touch, taste, smell, hear A) Reflexes. B) Senses. C) Nerves. D) Pockets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Senses. 18. Can our body help us in any situation without our Nerves reaching the brain A) No. B) Yes. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 19. What else does our ears do besides help us to hear? A) Smell. B) Balance. C) Sight. D) Fight off sickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balance. 20. The threshold for voltage-gated sodium channels to open is ..... A) -55mV. B) -70mV. C) Hkhmf. D) +40mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -55mV. ← 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