This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 274 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 274 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The cell body of all sensory neurons is located within the A) Dorsal gray horn. B) Dorsal root ganglion. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dorsal root ganglion. 2. Lou Gehrig's disease or the ALS is a degeneration of ..... A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Chemoreceptors. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neurons. 3. Air that we exhale? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide. 4. Types of our muscle which composed a heart? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) Stright. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac. 5. The fissure in the brain that separates the two cerebral hemispheres is called the ....., A) Longitudinal fissure. B) Tent of the cerebellum. C) Sagittal fissure. D) Transverse fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longitudinal fissure. 6. Where are unipolar nerves found? A) Motor neurons, interneurons. B) Nose, retina of the eye. C) Sensory neurons in the PNS. D) In the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons in the PNS. 7. The nerves that carry message from the brain or the spinal cord to the various parts of the body like eyes ears nose tongue skin A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Network of nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 8. What is the function Sensory (afferent) neurons A) Carries impulses from the peripheral body parts to the CNS. B) Lie within the CNS and form links with other nuersons. C) Carry impulses from the CNS to the peripheral body parts. D) Transmit motor information to the central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carries impulses from the peripheral body parts to the CNS. 9. The nervous system uses both chemical and electrical ..... to send messages along nerves. A) Impulses. B) Axon. C) Conclusion. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulses. 10. A nerve cell that is specialized for transmitting messages is a A) Neuron. B) Medulla. C) Axon. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 11. What part of the skeletal system protects the brain? A) Cranium. B) Vertebral column. C) Dendrites. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 12. The spinal cord is protected by what? A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Vertebral Column. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebral Column. 13. Which of the following represents the sequence that muscle action potentials must go through to excite a muscle cell? A) Sarcolemma, axon of neuron, T tubules. B) T tubules, sarcolemma, myofilament. C) Muscle fiber, axon of neuron, mitochondria. D) Axon of neuron, sarcolemma, T tubules. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon of neuron, sarcolemma, T tubules. 14. Cerebrum connects the ear to the brainTrue or false A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 15. NOT a primary taste sensation A) Bitter. B) Salty. C) Sweet. D) Peppery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peppery. 16. The sense of hearing detects ..... stimuli. A) Electromagnetic. B) Thermal. C) Mechanical. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanical. 17. What is the insulating membrane (covering) that surrounds parts of the axon that helps to protect & propagate action potential to avoid loss of signal and increase transmission speed? A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin Sheath. 18. What controls your breathing? A) Cerebellum. B) Pons. C) Thalamus. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pons. 19. How do you stay healthy? Take care of your bones and ..... A) Water. B) Muscles. C) Exercise. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 20. The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the A) Spots. B) Vestibulocochlear nerves. C) Semicircular canals. D) Auditory ossicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auditory ossicles. ← 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