This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1024 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1024 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What system includes the spinal cord and the brain? A) Digestive system. B) Pulmonary system. C) Central nervous system. D) Spine system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system. 2. In synaptic transmission, what is released into the synaptic cleft between two neurons? A) Beetlejuice. B) Receptors. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Synaptic fluid. E) Efferent molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters. 3. Which of the following statements about the precentral gyrus is true? A) It is involved in motor control. B) It is involved in sensory perception. C) It is located in the frontal lobe. D) Both a and c are true. E) Both b and c are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and c are true. 4. Impulses pass through sensory neurons: A) From the central nervous system to the internal organs. B) From the spinal cord to the muscle. C) From receptors to the central nervous system. D) From muscles to brain and hands. E) From the spinal cord to the cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From receptors to the central nervous system. 5. What causes your eyes to have a blind spot? A) The optic nerve. B) Your pupil. C) The way light hits your cornea. D) A defect in the curve of your lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The optic nerve. 6. Basic structural unit of the nervous system A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Neuron. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 7. All-or-none event state that, A) If intensity of stimulation exceed threshold potential, action potential is generated. B) If intensity of stimulation is less than threshold potential, action potential generated. C) Further increase in the intensity of stimulus increase the amplitude of action potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If intensity of stimulation exceed threshold potential, action potential is generated. 8. Which type of receptor interprets this message:The stove is hot A) Mechanical. B) Light. C) Chemical. D) Vibration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical. 9. Which of the following is not a type of flexibility training? A) Static stretching. B) Dynamic stretching. C) Ballistic stretching. D) Plyometric stretching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plyometric stretching. 10. What is the function of motor neurons in the nervous system? A) Transmit signals from sensory organs to the brain. B) Transmit signals from the brain to the muscles. C) Control the body's response to stress. D) Regulate the body's internal environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transmit signals from the brain to the muscles. 11. What type of cell gathers and carries information to the brain? A) Nerve Ending. B) Sense Organ. C) Sensory Cell. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 12. What is part of the Central Nervous System A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Sympatheic neurons and nerves. C) Nerves to the spinal cord. D) Nerves going to the spinal cord and brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 13. The peripheral nervous system is divided into the A) Somatic and visceral nervous system. B) Somatic and autonomic nervous systems. C) Parasympathetic & sympathetic nervous systems. D) Brain and spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic and autonomic nervous systems. 14. What is the result of the sensory receptor cells signaling to the gustatory cortex of the brain? A) The tongue detects more tastes. B) The production of new gustatory epithelial cells. C) The release of digestive enzymes to break down the food. D) The taste buds multiply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The release of digestive enzymes to break down the food. 15. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary actions? A) Sensory (afferent) division. B) Motor (efferent) division. C) Autonomic (involuntary) division. D) Somatic (voluntary) division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic (voluntary) division. 16. These cells receive the processed information from the brain and carry the instructions to a muscle or gland. A) Motor neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Body cells. D) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neurons. 17. Processing and interpretation of a stimulus that results in the issuing of instructions based on past or current conditions. A) Sensory Input. B) Motor Output. C) Integration. D) Stimulus (pl. Stimuli). E) Effectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Integration. 18. The space between nerve cells, where the chemical "jump" occurs. A) Dendrite. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 19. During chemical transmission across a synapse ..... Calcium entry into the presynaptic neuron causes neurotransmitter containing vesicles to A) Release their contents by exocytosis in the synaptic cleft. B) Release their contents by endocytosis into the postsynaptic neuron. C) Reuptake neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft. D) Reuptake neurotransmitters from the postsynaptic neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Release their contents by exocytosis in the synaptic cleft. 20. What cortex structure receives taste information? A) Olfactory complex. B) Auditory cortex. C) Wernicke's area. D) Gustatory cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gustatory cortex. ← 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