Nervous System Quiz 257 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. Which one of the following neurones conveys impulses from the afferent neuron to the efferent neuron?

Correct Answer: D) Interneuron.

2. In peripheral nervous system the nerves that arise from spinal cord and brain are called as .....

Correct Answer: B) Cranial nerves.

3. Cranial nerve Spinal accessory XI functions in:

Correct Answer: A) Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, swallowing.

4. The autonomic division is divided into:

Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic and parasympathetic.

5. A single nerve cell is called

Correct Answer: A) Neuron.

6. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Uni [ UNI ]?

Correct Answer: B) One.

7. The prefix DE-means

Correct Answer: A) Lack of, removal.

8. What part of the nerve receives electrical impulses

Correct Answer: D) Dendrite.

9. Disease of the nerves

Correct Answer: A) Neuropathy.

10. The sodium potassium pump restores the resting potential. By which process does this work?

Correct Answer: D) Active transport.

11. The smaller part of your brain that controls balance and movements

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

12. This system controls all other systems.

Correct Answer: C) Nervous.

13. Provide insulating layers of myelin in the brain and spinal cord

Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes.

14. What happens in the inner ear?

Correct Answer: B) Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.

15. Protective bones which surround and protect the spinal cord are the .....

Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae.

16. Which type of nerve performs the function of both sensory and motor nerves.

Correct Answer: C) Mixed nerve.

17. Taste sensation on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

Correct Answer: A) Facial.

18. What type of cell creates myelin with many attachments to many different nerve cells

Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes.

19. This part helps you solve problems and make decisions.

Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum.

20. The nervous system that carrying impulses between the body and the brain is called the

Correct Answer: B) PNS.