This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 147 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 147 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The peripheral nervous system is made up of which part? A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerves. 2. The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland. A) Motor Neuron. B) Relay Neuron. C) Sensory Neuron. D) Schwann cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor Neuron. 3. They relax airways allowing you to increase respiration. A) Sympathetic nerves. B) Parasympathetic nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nerves. 4. Which statement of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is Not true A) Is a group of progressive disorders that affect the central nerves. B) Type X Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX):is caused by mutations in a gene on the X chromosome, one of the two sex chromosomes. C) Symptom is foot drop, wasting of muscle tissue of the lower parts of the legs, and High-arched feet. D) Abnormalities in myelin and/or fiber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a group of progressive disorders that affect the central nerves. 5. In the synaptic clef, the nerve that receives the message is known as the A) Sending nerve. B) Presynaptic nerve. C) Post synaptic nerve. D) Sending nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post synaptic nerve. 6. Which passageway allows both air and food to travel through it? A) Pharynx. B) Larynx. C) Trachea. D) Epiglottis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pharynx. 7. What is the name of the fluid that protects and helps nourish the central nervous system? A) Blinker fluid. B) CNS fluid. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) Vital fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrospinal fluid. 8. Special sensory neurons in sense organs that receive stimuli from the external environment A) Effectors. B) Receptors. C) Reflexes. D) Follicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptors. 9. It includes communication paths (nerves) that connect the entire body to the brain and spinal cord. A) The Spinal Nervous System. B) The Neuron System. C) The Peripheral Nervous System. D) The Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Peripheral Nervous System. 10. When a neuron is depolarized: A) Both Na+ and K+ are inside the membrane. B) The Na+ is inside and the K+ is outside the membrane. C) The Na+ is outside and the K+ is inside the membrane. D) The Na+ and K+ are outside the membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both Na+ and K+ are inside the membrane. 11. The division of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergency situations (fight or flight, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate) is the A) Somatic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) None of the answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic nervous system. 12. Hollow spaces in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid are called ..... A) Meninges. B) Ventricles. C) Arachnoid villi. D) Choroid plexuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricles. 13. The sympathetic nervous system is "fight or flight." A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. A disorder characterized by loss of function in thelower trunk and legs A) Paraplegia. B) Meningitis. C) Quadriplegia. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraplegia. 15. True/ False:glial cells are larger in size than neurons A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Which is NOT a symptom of a concussion? A) Dizzy. B) Headache. C) Blurry vision. D) Ringing in the Ear. E) Cold chills. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Cold chills. 17. The extension that transmit electrical impulses from the soma (cell body) to other parts is:(the talkers) A) Myelin Sheaths. B) Soma. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 18. Using electrical and chemical signals, they help coordinate all of the necessary functions of life. A) Brain. B) Blood Vessels. C) Arteries. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves. 19. An organ that controls your emotions, your thoughts, and every movement you make. A) The Spinal Cord. B) The Brain. C) The Heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Brain. 20. The fluid in your mouth that starts to break down food right away is called saliva A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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