This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 184 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 184 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following glial cells use cilia to help circulate the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)? A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ependymal cells. 2. The ..... function of the nervous system refers to information being interpreted so that the brain can make decisions. A) Motor. B) Integrative. C) Sensory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integrative. 3. Phren/o A) Skull. B) Brain. C) Body. D) Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mind. 4. Regulation of an organism's internal, life maintaining conditions is a definition of which of the following terms? A) Somatic. B) Stimulus. C) Homeostasis. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homeostasis. 5. When the ..... contract, the arm bends towards the shoulder. A) Biceps. B) Triceps. C) Abdomninus. D) Optimus Prime. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biceps. 6. Which structure carries impulses from CNS to effectors? A) Motor nerves. B) Sensory nerves. C) Interneurons. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor nerves. 7. Produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain & spinal cord and helps circulate it. A) Ependymal cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 8. The brain weighs approximately 1.4 kg and composed of 1 billion neurons. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 9. Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body. A) Transport nutrients and get rid of waste. B) Transport information around the body. C) Absorb oxygen & clean our blood. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transport information around the body. 10. These types of neurotranmitters increase the membranes permiability, thus increasing the changes threashold will be achieved. A) Reflex. B) Excitatory. C) Integrative. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitatory. 11. The gap between Schwann cells is known as the A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Neurolemma. C) Glial cells. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nodes of Ranvier. 12. Encephala/o A) Brain. B) Shaken together, violently agitated. C) Fear. D) Pertaining to the mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 13. Increased heart rate, is a response controlled by which system? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 14. Which of the following is not a nervous system function? A) Receives information from internal and external environments. B) Responds to stimuli. C) Maintains balance in the body. D) Shapes and supports the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shapes and supports the body. 15. Only pair of cranial nerves to extend to the thoracic and abdominal cavities A) Oculomotor. B) Vestibulocochlear. C) Vagus. D) Glossopharyngeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vagus. 16. Clustered ribosomes and rough ER A) Axon terminal. B) Myelin sheath. C) Neurolemma. D) Neuron cell body. E) Nissl bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Nissl bodies. 17. A nerve tract that allows the communication between the two cerebral hemispheres A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Pons. D) A calloused body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A calloused body. 18. Which step happens after the fusion of vesicles with the axon terminal membrane A) Neurotransmitters enter the synaptic cleft. B) Calcium ions enter the axon terminal. C) Neurotransmitters bind with receptors. D) Sodium pumps get activated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters enter the synaptic cleft. 19. The receptor on the tongue that helps you taste is called a A) Key bids. B) Tonsil. C) Saliva. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Key bids. 20. Under the thalamus, makes up the floor of the diencephalon, an important autonomic nervous system center because it plays a role in the regulation of body temperature, water balance, and metabolism. contains centers for thirst, appetite, sex, pain and pleasure, controls the pituitary gland. A) Broca's area. B) Thalamus. C) Epithalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. ← 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