This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1033 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1033 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the "role" of myelin? A) Insulation which allows quick electrical impulse transmission. B) Expose the neuron to the external environment. C) Chemical substances which transmit messages. D) Gap between two nerve cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insulation which allows quick electrical impulse transmission. 2. Monitors cerebrospinal fluid A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 3. Vessels that bring blood towards the heart A) Alveoli. B) Veins. C) Arteries. D) Capillaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 4. Which procedure involves measuring the dimensions of the brain? A) Encephaloplasty. B) Encephalometer. C) Encephalotomy. D) Encephalometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encephalometry. 5. Both the brain and spinal cord are protected by what other body system? A) The central system. B) The skeletal system. C) The autonomic system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The skeletal system. 6. What type of receptors experience the sensations of touch, cold, heat, pain, and pain. A) Cutaneous receptors. B) Olfactory receptors. C) Pressure receptors. D) Pain receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutaneous receptors. 7. When you see a color, the brain is sending a signal to your eye. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The nervous system is made up of cells. A) Cheap. B) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheap. 9. In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the ..... of a single neuron. A) Dendrites to the cell body to the axon. B) Axon to the dendrites to the cell body. C) Axon to the cell body to the dendrites. D) Dendrites to the axon to the cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites to the cell body to the axon. 10. FROM WHAT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS MADE OF A) LUNGS, HEART, NERVES. B) STOMACH. C) NERVES, INNER EAR, BRAIN. D) BRAIN, NERVES, SPINAL CORD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BRAIN, NERVES, SPINAL CORD. 11. How many parts are there in our brain A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 12. Anoxia is ..... A) Shortage of oxygen to the brain cause by a heart attack. B) No oxygen to parts of the brain caused by a heart attack. C) Shortage of blood to the brain cause by a heart attack. D) No blood to parts of the brain caused by a heart attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No oxygen to parts of the brain caused by a heart attack. 13. It is the largest part of the brain A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 14. The functions of the spinal cord include ..... A) The primary reflex center. B) Carrying motor impulses to the brain. C) Carrying sensory impulses away from the brain. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. What are the three main functions of the nervous system? A) Respond, detect, receive. B) Receive, process, respond. C) Receive, process, detect. D) Detect, respond, sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receive, process, respond. 16. Inside the nose there is ..... A) Colourfull shoes. B) Balls. C) Nasal cavity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nasal cavity. 17. Your CNS is made up of: A) Your brain and spinal cord. B) Your brain and nerves. C) Your spinal cord and nerves. D) Your nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your brain and spinal cord. 18. This is a fatty outer layer which insulates the neuron allowing the electrical impulses conducted to move faster by jumping A) Neuron. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheath. 19. Reflex action is controlled by A) Brain. B) Nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 20. Are the number of skin receptors the same everywhere in the body? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. ← 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