This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1009 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1009 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name of the component that houses the neurotransmitters? A) Synaptic cleft. B) Acetylcholine. C) Receptors. D) Synaptic vesicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic vesicles. 2. The parts of the CNS are A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Sensory and motor neurons. C) Sensory neurons and spinal cord. D) Brain and motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 3. Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells? A) Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone. B) Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell. C) Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition. D) Magic!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone. 4. Whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths. A) White matter. B) White places. C) Dark matter. D) Dark places. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter. 5. A nerve cell consists of 2 parts:which? A) Cell body and myelin. B) Nerve fibers and Schwann cells. C) Dendrites and axons. D) Cell bodies and nerve fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell bodies and nerve fibers. 6. A lymphocyte that produces proteins called antibodies that help destroy pathogens: A) T-cell. B) B-cell. C) Phagocytes. D) Macrophage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B-cell. 7. Disease of the brain A) Encephalitis. B) Encephalotomy. C) Encephalectomy. D) Encephalopathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encephalopathy. 8. Dendrites send messages to the axon endings A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Sympathetic A) Consists of nerves and has two divisions:somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system. B) Usually works with sympathetic nervous system to maintain homeostasis in the body and to control in. C) Carries messages between the CNS and the body. D) Usually works with parasympathetic nervous system to maintain homeostasis in the body and to control in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Usually works with parasympathetic nervous system to maintain homeostasis in the body and to control in. 10. Light enters the eyes through ..... A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Retina. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 11. A type of glial cell that produces myelin and supports nerve cells A) Erythrocyte. B) Astrocyte. C) Microglia. D) Schwann Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann Cell. 12. What type of cells line the ventricles of the brain? A) Ependymal cells. B) Epithelial cells. C) Neurons. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 13. Which lobe processes sensations and perceives objects in space? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 14. CHEMICALS THAT SEND MESSAGES ACROSS THE SYNAPSE A) NEUROTRANSMITTERS. B) SYNAPSES. C) NERVES. D) AXONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NEUROTRANSMITTERS. 15. A drug that induces sleep and is used to treat insomnia is called a ..... A) Hypnotic. B) Somnic. C) Anti-insomnia. D) Asomnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypnotic. 16. Which system controls emotional experiences? A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Limbic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limbic. 17. Numerous extensions of neuron that receive messages A) Axons. B) Cell bodies. C) Dendrites. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 18. Symptoms of a severe headache, stiff neck and nonblanching rash are consistent with: A) Flu. B) Meningitis. C) Migraines. D) IF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meningitis. 19. Which part of the brain is responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye and auditory reflexes. A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midbrain. 20. The region of the brain is superior to the temporal lobe and plays a role in language processing. A) Parietal lobe. B) Ventricle. C) Cerebrum. D) Spinal cord. E) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal lobe. ← 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