This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 240 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 240 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does an impulse travel from one neuron to another? A) "Blood carries the impulse from cell to cell.". B) The axon of one cell expands briefly so that it touches the dendrites of the other cell.". C) This information has not yet been discovered. D) Chemical neurotransmitters help the impulse "jump" across the space between the cells.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemical neurotransmitters help the impulse "jump" across the space between the cells.". 2. What is the spinal cord? A) A tube like structures which is surrounded and protected by the vertebral column. B) A tube like structures that connects the brain together with itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tube like structures which is surrounded and protected by the vertebral column. 3. Joints connect bone to ..... A) Tendons. B) Other Joints. C) Ligaments. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone. 4. The portion of the diencephalon that acts as a relay station for sensory impulses traveling to the sensory cortex is the ..... A) Hypothalamus. B) Pons. C) Thalamus. D) Pituitary gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thalamus. 5. The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory. A) Cerebrum. B) Medulla. C) Cerebellum. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 6. This neurotransmitter stimulates the muscles to contract ..... A) Norepinephrine. B) Serotonin. C) Acetylcholine. D) Dopamine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acetylcholine. 7. What are the nerves made up of? A) Cells. B) Sense organs. C) Nerves. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 8. It is a brain disorder which causes unintended/uncontrollable movements.Includes shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. A) Alzheimer. B) Huntington. C) Bell's palsy. D) Parkinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parkinson. 9. What is the largest structure of the ear? A) Malleus. B) Cochlea. C) Pinna. D) Tympanic membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pinna. 10. How does the nervous system respond to high temperatures? A) By decreasing heart rate. B) By increasing perspiration. C) By reducing blood flow to the skin. D) By increasing body temperature further. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By increasing perspiration. 11. Which layer of the meninges is closest to the brain? A) Dura Mater. B) Arachnoid Mater. C) Pia Mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia Mater. 12. Mike is exercising and carbon dioxide is building up in his blood. This is detected by chemoreceptors in his blood vessels which send a message to the hypothalamus in the brain. This signals the heart rate and breathing rate to increase. What is the receptor? A) Hypothalamus. B) Increase in carbon dioxide in the blood. C) Chemoreceptors. D) Increase in heart and breathing rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemoreceptors. 13. Coordinates actions of muscles and helps maintain balance A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 14. True or False:A neuron could be innervated by both IPSP and EPSP pre-synaptic neurons? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Peripheral nerves serve as ..... A) Recipients of stimuli. B) Memory center. C) Sending stimuli. D) Delivering stimuli to the central nervous system. E) All Answers are Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delivering stimuli to the central nervous system. 16. What percentage of nerve cells do neurons make up? A) 10%. B) 20%. C) 50%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 17. The Hypothalamus controls what functions? A) Relay station for pain. B) Relay station for memory. C) Homeostasis, body tempature, water balance. D) Speech and language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homeostasis, body tempature, water balance. 18. What insulates the nerve fibers? A) Axon hillock. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Schwann Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin Sheath. 19. The linings which surround and protect the brain and spinal cord A) Meninges. B) Ventricles. C) Cranial nerves. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 20. Stimulus is perceived by a cell or organ called a A) Stimulus. B) Receptor. C) Effector. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptor. ← 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