This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 131 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 131 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Keeping the body at constant or near constant conditions is called ..... A) Photosynthesis. B) Homeostasis. C) Cell differentiation. D) The nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 2. Disease caused by an incomplete formation of the vertebral column. A) Meningitis. B) Encephalitis. C) Spina Bifida. D) Huntington's Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spina Bifida. 3. Caused by excessive plaque formation int he brain leading to memory loss A) Epilepsy. B) Parkinson's. C) Alzheimer's. D) Stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alzheimer's. 4. This system provides shape and support for the body. A) Muscular. B) Integumentary. C) Skeletal. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 5. The cells that produce myelin in the PNS are the A) Astrocyte. B) Microglia. C) Ependymal. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 6. What is the presynaptic membrane A) Where the neurotransmitters are relased from. B) Where neurotransmitters are received. C) The protective covering of the axon. D) The target cell aka effector cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where the neurotransmitters are relased from. 7. The nerve cells in your body are called neurons. From which part of the neuron is most likely responsible for carrying signals between the cell body and axon terminal?answer choices A) Soma. B) Axon. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Schwann cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 8. What must happen to chemicals before chemoreceptors in the mouth can detect it? A) The chemicals must dissolve in saliva. B) The chemicals must evaporate. C) The chemicals must be broken down by enzymes. D) The chemicals must bind to taste buds directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The chemicals must dissolve in saliva. 9. How does food move through your digestive system? A) By gravity pulling it down. B) When we eat more food, it forces the rest down. C) Muscle movements called peristalsis. D) Electromagnetic force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle movements called peristalsis. 10. Subdivision of the efferent division that transmits action potentials to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, or glands A) Afferent division. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 11. What is the function of the somatic nervous system? A) To communicate voluntary (conscious) instructions from the CNS to skeletal muscles, causing contraction. B) To communicate involuntary (subconscious) instructions from the CNS to control heart and glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To communicate voluntary (conscious) instructions from the CNS to skeletal muscles, causing contraction. 12. This is the area where the parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes of the cerebrum come together. A) Top. B) Bottom. C) Insula. D) General Interpretation Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) General Interpretation Area. 13. Rare in adults, these neurons are only found in sense organs like the eye and nose: A) Unipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bipolar. 14. Fat-soluble vitamins include..... A) A, B, E, and K. B) C, D, E and K. C) B, C, E and K. D) A, D, E and K. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, D, E and K. 15. What does connective tissue do? A) Carries messages to and from the brain. B) Provides structure and support. C) Causes movement. D) Forms the protective outer layer of skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides structure and support. 16. What do afferent nerves do? A) Carry information to make changes. B) Carry information about changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry information about changes. 17. Burning sensation A) Cause/or. B) Brain. C) Neuro. D) -tropic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause/or. 18. Produces myelin sheaths A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes. 19. A network of nerves that weave together after branching from the spinal cord is called a ..... A) Ganglion. B) Pathway. C) Reflex. D) Plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plexus. 20. Neuron between a motor neuron and a sensory neuron A) They will bring neurons. B) Efferent neuron. C) Schwann cells. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interneuron. ← 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