This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 277 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 277 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Individual cells that carry information through your nervous system are called neurons or nerve. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Connective tissues which protect the brain and spinal cord are called the ..... A) Vertebrae. B) Cranium. C) Meninges. D) Spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meninges. 3. Chemical in central nervous system, that influences pain perception:a natural painkiller. A) Eckflins. B) Endorphins. C) Effectors. D) Dura Mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endorphins. 4. Which of the following is the upper part of the brain consisting of two cerebral hemispheres and the structures that connect them? A) Occipital lobe. B) Cerebrum. C) Callous body. D) Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 5. Trey has a right, below the knee amputation. He reaches to scratch his right foot which is no longer there. Trey is experiencing: A) Dermal pain. B) Phantom pain. C) Psoriasis. D) Urticaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phantom pain. 6. Organs in the ear control A) How much pleasure you feel. B) Motor skills, like riding a bike. C) Balance. D) Higher thought processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance. 7. Which statement about gray matter is true? A) It is charged with thought, learning, and reasoning. B) It forms the interios of the brain. C) It consists of myelinated fibers. D) It secretes cerebrospinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is charged with thought, learning, and reasoning. 8. Brain is protected by skull, meninges, and cerebrospinal fluid A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Glial cell that keeps surveillance and provide immune system functions in the CNS A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Satellite cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Microglial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Microglial cells. 10. Which of the following is NOT a function of neurotransmitters? A) Transmitting signals between neurons. B) Modulating mood and emotion. C) Directly supplying energy to neurons. D) Influencing muscle action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directly supplying energy to neurons. 11. Humans cannot digest food without the aid of small single-celled organisms that live in our digestive tract. Which common name is associated with these single-celled organisms that help humans digest food? A) Algae. B) Bacteria. C) Protozoa. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 12. True or False:A resting neurone isn't using any ATP A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. This is responsible for restoring the ion concentration after a nerve impulse has passed allowing a nerve to return to "resting potential" . A) Repolarization. B) Ions channels. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Sodium potassium pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sodium potassium pump. 14. Baris accidentally touches a very hot object and immediately takes his hand away. What is considered as the effector in this reflex action? A) The spinal cord. B) A sensory neuron. C) A heat receptor in his hand. D) A muscle in his arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A muscle in his arm. 15. What is the most advanced organ on Earth? A) Heart. B) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 16. Which of the following is NOT one of the major taste sensations? A) Umami. B) Bitter. C) Alkali. D) Sweet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alkali. 17. Controls one of the eye muscles A) Optic. B) Oculomotor. C) Trigeminal. D) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oculomotor. 18. Define the three functions of the nervous system A) Neuroglia, neuron, ganglia. B) Sensory, motor, integrative. C) Peripheral and central. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory, motor, integrative. 19. Brings body functioning to homeostasis (maintain stability while adjusting to changing external conditions) A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 20. Which nervous system increases breathing rate? A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Nervous System. ← 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