This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1012 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1012 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Nucleus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 2. The cerebrum is divided into right and left hemispheres by the A) Central sulcus. B) Transverse fissure. C) Callous body. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the answers. 3. Where would you find a nervous system ganglion? A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 4. Electrochemical Signals are sent thought the ..... system to the brain. A) Spinal cord. B) Nervous. C) Space. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 5. What nervous system structure extends from the brain stem down the spine? A) Cerebrum. B) Nerves. C) Vertebrae. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 6. Which of the following pathological conditions occurs when there is accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain? A) Coma. B) Cerebral palsy. C) Hydrocephalus. D) Dementia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrocephalus. 7. All of the following are functions of the cones in the retina except which one? A) Photoreceptors for color vision. B) Photoreceptors for non-color vision. C) They are responsible for the best visual acuity. D) Photoreceptors for brighter light conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photoreceptors for non-color vision. 8. Division of PNS which relays impulses to the CNS A) Motor division. B) Sensory division. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory division. 9. Where do images focus? A) On the retina. B) On the cornea. C) On the lens. D) On the optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the retina. 10. Motor speech area A) Insula. B) Frontal lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. E) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal lobe. 11. Primarily senses the external environment and controls voluntary activities about which decisions and commands come from the cerebral cortex of the brain. A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic nervous system. 12. What organs make up the central nervous system? A) The brain and the spinal chord. B) The brain and the nerves. C) The cerebrum and the brain stem. D) The nerves and neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brain and the spinal chord. 13. A type of neuroglial cell that surrounds an axon of a peripheral neuron, forming the neurilemmal sheath and myelin A) Schwann cells. B) Axon. C) Basal nucleus. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 14. What is the ideal form of rest after a concussion? A) No physical activity, but they can continue with school work. B) Physical & mental rest, but the athlete should not be allowed to sleep. C) Physical & mental rest, athlete should rest in a dim lit room. D) No mental activity, no homework/TV/texting but athlete can do light jogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical & mental rest, athlete should rest in a dim lit room. 15. Functions of the Nervous System20 ..... information from the body's senses A) Communicates. B) Receives. C) Controls. D) Responds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receives. 16. Depolarization of neurons results from the entry of sodium ions into the cell. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The time following an action potential in which no new action potential can be generated is called A) The refractory period. B) The nerve impulse. C) The stationary phase. D) The threshold period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The refractory period. 18. Which part of the brain helps you stay awake and alert? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. E) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thalamus. 19. What does the myelin sheath do the the action potential carried on an axon? A) Increases its frequency. B) Increases its amplitude. C) Increases the velocity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases the velocity. 20. The part of a neuron that takes information AWAY from the cell body: A) Soma. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. ← 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