This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 133 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 133 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the glial cells that protect the nervous system from infections? A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microglia. 2. Cells that "eat" germs near neuron A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial cells. C) Ependymal cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microglial cells. 3. Consists of a network of nerves that branch out from the central nervous system and connect it to the rest of the body. A) Secondary nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Primary nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 4. Which is the correct order in brain process? A) Receptors sensory nerve interneuron motor nerve. B) Receptors interneuron sensory nerve motor nerve. C) Motor nerve interneuron sensory nerve receptors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptors sensory nerve interneuron motor nerve. 5. What part of the neuron can be described as a tail like structure that carries the impulse away from the cell body? A) Axon. B) Cell Body. C) Dendrites. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 6. What is the organ that controls your body A) Spinal cord. B) Nerves. C) Muscles. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 7. Example of involuntary muscle A) Hand muscles. B) Eyelids blinking. C) Quads. D) Abs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eyelids blinking. 8. What controls all skeletal system activities? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 9. Type of neuron that relays messages from the brain to muscles of glands A) Afferent. B) Sensory. C) Motor. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor. 10. Numbers 10/11/12 A) Brain stem. B) Diencephalon. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 11. How many types of neurons do we have? A) 3. B) 1. C) 6. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 12. Chewing, sensation in the teeth and face A) Trigeminal. B) Trochlear. C) Optic. D) Oculomotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trigeminal. 13. Which system is the skull a part of? A) Muscular. B) Digestive. C) Nervous. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal. 14. Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating body temperature and water balance? A) Medulla. B) Cerebellum. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 15. These are the specialized capillaries of the Pia Mater that are responsible for producing Cerebrospinal Fluid. A) Corpus Callosum. B) Choroid Proteins. C) Choroid Plexuses. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choroid Plexuses. 16. A type of receptor that detects chemicals, including tastes and smells. A) Chemo-receptors. B) Photo-receptors. C) Mechano-receptors. D) Thermo-receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemo-receptors. 17. What is a cable-like bundle of axons that communicate the brain to the rest of the body? A) Vein. B) Capillary. C) Nerve. D) Artery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve. 18. Which statement best describes a Leak ion channels? A) Open in response to changes in the membrane potential. B) Are always open. C) Open in response to neurotransmitters or other chemicals. D) Are closed until opened by specific signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are always open. 19. This cranial nerve takes visual information to the brain A) Olfactory. B) Optic. C) Oculomotor. D) Read through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic. 20. Which Cranial Nerve is called the Hypoglossal Nerve? A) I. B) II. C) XI. D) XII. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) XII. ← 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