This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1018 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1018 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inorganic elements that come from the soil and water A) Minerals. B) Vitamins. C) Nutrients. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerals. 2. What are the hemispheres of the brain held together by? A) Callous body. B) String. C) Nothing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callous body. 3. The message continues as an electrical impulse from one neuron to the next carrying the information to the brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. A doctor or scientist who studies the nervous system is called a ..... A) Brainiac. B) Neurologist. C) Brainologist. D) Nervist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurologist. 5. A signal molecule that binds to a plasma-membrane protein is a A) Ligand. B) Second messenger. C) Protein kinase. D) Receptor protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligand. 6. MRI A) Gamma Knife is used to destroy brain tissue after a lesion is located with a special instrument. B) Cross-sectional x-ray images of the brain and spinal cord. C) Magnetic and radiofrequency waves create images of the brain and spinal cord tissue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnetic and radiofrequency waves create images of the brain and spinal cord tissue. 7. An area of skin innervated by sensory nerves is a ..... A) Dermatome. B) Ventral root. C) Dermal receptor. D) Dorsal root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dermatome. 8. Which nerves transmits signals from the brain to the muscles and instruct muscles to contract and relax? A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Mixed nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 9. Which is not part of the bundle/combined nerves of the plexus? A) Branchialis. B) Somatic. C) Engines. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Branchialis. 10. Our ears is used to ..... the sound around us. A) Touch. B) Hear. C) See. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 11. What is the nerve cells that the brain uses called? A) Nerves. B) Neurons. C) Cell. D) Digestive cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 12. The cell body has a ..... in the center. A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 13. The ascending spinal cord tracts are A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Mixed. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 14. A blood clot A) Embolus. B) Thrombus. C) Hematocrit. D) Thrombocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thrombus. 15. Chemical messengers emitted into the brain nearly instantly causing different feelings and sensations. A) Neurotransmitters. B) Hormones. C) Blood sugar. D) Adrenaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 16. Detects stimuli A) Afferent neuron. B) Association neuron. C) Effector organ. D) Sensory receptor. E) Efferent neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory receptor. 17. When you are driving and see a red light ahead, that is ..... A) Sensory input. B) Motor output. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory input. 18. A type of neuron A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interneuron. D) All of these are neuron types. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are neuron types. 19. When a neurone has not been activated, it is resting, the membrane is said to be ..... A) Polarised. B) Depolarised. C) Hyperpolarised. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polarised. 20. Which components are part of the Central Nervous System (CNS)? A) Ganglion and nerves. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Neurons and synapses. D) Sensory organs and receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and 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