This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 235 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 235 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (Identify the type of muscle contraction described below as eccentric, concentric, both, or none. Answers may be used more than once.)Isotonic contraction is A) Both. B) Concentric. C) Eccentric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both. 2. The nervous system works with these two systems to direct behavior and movement. A) Respiratory and excretory. B) Skeletal and muscular. C) Respiratory and digestive. D) Skeletal and digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal and muscular. 3. After the threshold potential is achieved (-55mV) what happens A) Na+ ion channels open and depolarization occurs. B) K+ ion channels open and depolarization occurs. C) K+ ion channels open and repolarization occurs. D) Na+ ion channels open and repolarization occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Na+ ion channels open and depolarization occurs. 4. What is the equation to calculate time? A) Time = speed/distance. B) Time = distance/speed. C) Time = speed x distance. D) Time = distance x speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time = distance/speed. 5. Combing your hair and lifting weights are both examples of which type of muscle movement? A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. C) Smooth. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary. 6. A covering around the eye and under the eyelids. A) Vitreous humor. B) Conjunctiva. C) Cornea. D) Lacrimal duct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunctiva. 7. This part of the PNS controls reflexes and voluntary actions. A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 8. When an impulse reaches the end of a neuron, it triggers the release of A) Neurotransmitters. B) Sodium ions. C) Dendrites. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 9. The nervous system has 3 divisions A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Branch of biology that deals with the nervous system A) Neurobiology. B) Neurology. C) Biology. D) Myology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurobiology. 11. The Peripheral Nervous System is abbreviated as PNS A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Spreading part A) Divergence. B) Convergence. C) Descending tract. D) Ascending tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergence. 13. ..... are branches of the main cell body. A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Nodes. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 14. Becoming paralyzed as a result of a fall would damage which part of the nervous system? A) Sympathetic. B) Peripheral. C) Central. D) Autonomic. E) All would be damaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central. 15. How does myelin speed up an action potential A) Allows it to skip sections to depolarize faster. B) Causes more areas to deplarize. C) Causes the action potential to move in one direction. D) Causes the action potential to get stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allows it to skip sections to depolarize faster. 16. The central nervous system is made up of the: A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Peripheral nerves. D) Both brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both brain and spinal cord. 17. What do mechanoreceptors in the body respond to? A) Light. B) Chemicals. C) Touch. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Touch. 18. If a neuron responds at all, it responds completely. This is known as the A) Threshold. B) All-or-none response. C) Neuronal pool. D) Withdrawal reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All-or-none response. 19. Once a neuron is completely depolarized, it reaches a membrane potential of about ..... (known as the action potential) A) -30mv. B) +30mv. C) -55mv. D) +55mv. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) +30mv. 20. Which part of the brain is responsible for conducting messages to other parts of the brain; for certain reflex actions including chewing, tasting, and saliva production. A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. ← 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