This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 105 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 105 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... Carries the signal away from cyton A) Perikaryon. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 2. Imagine this! Abigail, Nora, and Harper are in a science class when suddenly the fire alarm rings. Everyone gets up to leave the room.In this exciting scenario, what would you consider the fire alarm to be? A) A stimulus. B) A sensory neuron. C) A motor neuron. D) A relay neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stimulus. 3. Neuron:carries nerve impulses to other neurons or other types of cells A) Dendrites. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Axons. D) Soma. E) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axons. 4. The nervous system helps us to: A) Move. B) Eat. C) Breathe. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Which has a shorter duration? A) Action potential. B) Graded potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graded potential. 6. When we accidentally step on a Lego, we quickly move our foot away once we feel the pain. Which branch of the peripheral nervous system is responsible? A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic nervous system. 7. How does the brain get messages from sense organs? A) Smoke signal. B) Nerves. C) Wifi. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 8. This meaty taste is derived from some amino acids binding to the taste hairs. A) Imam. B) Umami. C) Mami. D) Breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Umami. 9. The meninges, protective membranes surrounding the brain, consist of A) The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater. B) Nerve tracts that run up and down the spinal cord. C) The brain and spinal cord. D) The membranes that delineate all of the major brain parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater. 10. The temporal lobe is located near yours ears and is responsible for A) Various aspects of vision. B) The recognition of sounds and smells. C) The perception of sense, including taste, pain, pressure, temperature and touch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The recognition of sounds and smells. 11. Which type of neuroglia add myelin to PNS axons? A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 12. What is the lipid hat covers the axons? A) Phospholipid. B) Myelin. C) Amino acid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin. 13. At which voltage do sodium channels open? A) -70 mV. B) -55 mV. C) +40 mV. D) -90 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -55 mV. 14. The nerve which innervates the Serratus anterior muscle is the A) Long thoracic nerve. B) Median nerve. C) Dorsal nerve. D) Ulnar nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long thoracic nerve. 15. What structure that controls balance is located below the cerebrum? A) The thalamus. B) The cerebellum. C) The diencephalon. D) The hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cerebellum. 16. List the correct order of a reflex. A) Sensory neuron, interneuron, receptor, motor neuron, effector. B) Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector. C) Effector, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, receptor. D) Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, effector, motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector. 17. The two main parts of the nervous system are A) Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. B) Brain and the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. 18. The PERIPHERAL nervous system consists of A) The brain only. B) The brain and spinal cord. C) The nerve cells throughout the body. D) The brain, the spinal cord and neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The nerve cells throughout the body. 19. How do neurons transmit messages? A) Crate mecanical signals called nerve impulses. B) Crate electrical signals called motor impulses. C) Crate electrical signals called nerve impulses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crate electrical signals called nerve impulses. 20. Sensory impulses are screened and relayed to higher centers by the ..... region. A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Mammillary body. D) Limbic system . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. ← 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