This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1040 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1040 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Electrical messages, called ....., may travel as fast as 150 m/s or as slow as 0.2 m/s. A) Impulses. B) Neurons. C) Axon terminals. D) Conducive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulses. 2. What is the depolarization of a neuron known as? A) Resting potential. B) Action potential. C) Repolarization. D) Threshold potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action potential. 3. This cranial nerve is responsible for moving your head and shoulders A) Glossopharyngeal. B) Vagus. C) Spinal accessory. D) Hypoglossal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal accessory. 4. Elbow and knee are examples of ..... joints. A) Muscle. B) Hinge. C) Ball and socket. D) Flexor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 5. What is the job of the lens? A) Let in light. B) Focus and defocus. C) Keep dust out. D) Protect from injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focus and defocus. 6. What lobe is the sensory cortex located in? A) Temporal. B) Frontal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 7. In the sense of hearing, what kind of receptor is involved? A) Mechanoreceptors. B) Thermoreceptors. C) Nociceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanoreceptors. 8. What do sensory nerves do? A) Send messages from the senses to the brain. B) Carry messages from the brain to the muscles. C) Carry both sensory and motor nerves. D) Send messages from the brain to the organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Send messages from the senses to the brain. 9. When voltage gated Ca open at a neuron-neuron chemical synapse what occurs? A) Ca enters the neuron. B) Ca exits the neuron. C) An action potential is generated. D) A neurotransmitter is released. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ca enters the neuron. 10. Largest part of the brain, consisting of the left and right hemispheres. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Diencephalon. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 11. Which type of neuron is found in the brain and spinal cord? A) Sensory. B) Interneuron. C) Motor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneuron. 12. The innermost part of the bone, where blood cells are made is called the A) Cancellous bone. B) Bone Marrow. C) Periosteum. D) Hollow bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone Marrow. 13. Which system controls internal organs? (like maintaining your heart beat and breathing) A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 14. Which body system controls a person's ability to understand what they read? A) Circulatory system. B) Muscular system. C) Nervous system. D) Respiratory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 15. It receives the messages and carry them to the cell body. A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Cell body. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 16. Which type of neurons send impulses to the central nervous system? A) Motor (efferent) neurons. B) Sensory (afferent) neurons. C) Somatic neurons. D) Autonomic neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory (afferent) neurons. 17. Laura is a very analytical student who excels in statistics and trigonometry. She is an excellent problem solver when given a specific strategy for dealing with situations. She is currently displaying characteristics of which hemisphere? A) Left. B) Right. C) Frontal. D) Northern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 18. Which part of the brain is responsible for coordinating movement during exercise? A) Cerebellum. B) Thalamus. C) Hippocampus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hippocampus. 19. Division of the PNS that carries signals from nerve endings to CNS A) Sensory (afferent) division. B) Motor (efferent) division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory (afferent) division. 20. Which of the following is NOT a job of the nervous system? A) Eating food. B) Feeling things. C) Remembering your name. D) Moving your hand tagsMS-LS1.8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating food. ← 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