This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 126 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 126 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the root word encephala-mean? A) Brain. B) Eye. C) Hearing. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 2. Which of these is the correct pathway for the reflex arc? A) Stimulus-receptor-effector-spinal cord-response. B) Stimulus-effector-spinal cord-receptor-response. C) Stimulus-receptor-spinal cord-effector-response. D) Stimulus-receptor-spinal cord-response-effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus-receptor-spinal cord-effector-response. 3. Signals are sent via..... A) Electrical messages. B) Chemical messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical messages. 4. This part of the brain controls voluntary movements like riding a bike A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) The brain. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 5. Read the following decide if it is a neuron or neuroglia. "transmits signals" A) Neuron. B) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 6. The ..... is a thick bundle of nerve tissue. A) Stimuli. B) Cerebrospinal Fluid. C) Brain Stem. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal Cord. 7. Choose the response that would occur after this stimuli:You just finished running around the track 2x during P.E. A) You sweat. B) You produce more saliva. C) You pull your hand away. D) You squint your pupil will constrict, or get smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You sweat. 8. What is the function of dendrites in a neuron? A) To transmit messages to other neurons. B) To protect the neuron. C) To insulate the axon. D) To receive signals from other neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To receive signals from other neurons. 9. A household plant is placed on a window sill gets direct, bright sunlight every afternoon. The plant starts to grow toward the window. What kind of response is described by this situation? A) A negative response to a stimulus. B) A learned behavior. C) Gravitropism. D) Phototropism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phototropism. 10. What role do astrocytes play in relation to blood capillaries and neurons? A) They generate electrical impulses in capillaries. B) They brace and anchor neurons to blood capillaries. C) They prevent blood capillaries from forming. D) They transport oxygen directly to neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They brace and anchor neurons to blood capillaries. 11. Tax/o A) Split. B) Coordination, order. C) Sheath (meninges). D) Weakness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordination, order. 12. The largest and most complex organization of the nerve tissue in the body is the ..... A) Brain. B) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 13. In hyperpolarization, do neurotransmitters bind to the same receptor proteins as neurotransmitters in depolarization? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 14. Bi- A) Paralysis. B) Two. C) Nervous sensation. D) One, single. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 15. What is the purpose of the myelin sheath? A) Mechanical Insulation. B) Electrical Insulation. C) Thermal Insulation. D) Both Thermal and Electrical Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical Insulation. 16. Startling when touching something hot is caused by the work of which part? A) Cerebrum. B) Midbrain. C) Cranial nerves. D) Pith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pith. 17. The circulatory system uses ..... to deliver oxygen to the rest of the body. A) Blood cells. B) Lungs and nose. C) Blood vessels. D) Brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cells. 18. -plegia A) Paralysis. B) Speech. C) Weakness. D) Muscle coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paralysis. 19. The somatic nervous system is under what kind of control? A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary. 20. It is dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now so it is dangerous to drive now. A) Deductive. B) Inductive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deductive. ← 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