This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 283 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 283 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of neuron is the impulse conducted faster in? A) Unmyelinated. B) Myelinated. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelinated. 2. ..... are receive the signal from neighbor neuron A) Dendrites. B) Axon. C) Telodendrites. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 3. In the term an/algesia, the suffix-algesia means (a) A) A pain. B) Dull. C) Sleep. D) Feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pain. 4. Which is part of the central nervous system? A) Nose. B) Nerves. C) Heart. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 5. Which disease disrupts the motor function of extremities? A) Paraplegia. B) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraplegia. 6. Made up of all of the sensory and motor neurons in the body outside of the central nervous system A) Autonomic system. B) Central nervous system. C) Reflex response system. D) Somatic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic system. 7. The process in which certain parts of the DNA instructions are turned on or off is called ..... A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. C) Speciation. D) Cell differentiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell differentiation. 8. The innermost layer of the meninges that covers the surface of the brain is the: A) Arachnoid mater. B) Dura mater. C) Pia mater. D) Subarachnoid mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia mater. 9. Which hemisphere of the cerebrum is more analytical? A) Left hemisphere. B) Right hemisphere. C) Both hemispheres are equally analytical. D) None of the above, the cerebrum is not responsible for analytical thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left hemisphere. 10. What ion rushes into the neuron during an action potential? A) Potassium. B) Calcium. C) Oxygen. D) Sodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sodium. 11. What are the actions that the nervous system control. A) Cry. B) Walk. C) Breathing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. What are the functions of eyelids and eyelashes A) To protect and rehydrate the eyes. B) Keep dirt out of the eyes. C) Keep debris out of the eys. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Identify #6, contains blood vessels that nourish the eye A) Choroid. B) Cone. C) Pupil. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choroid. 14. The type of nerve cell that provides protection and support. A) Neuroglia. B) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuroglia. 15. Bones protect your organs. The skull protects the brain. What bones protect your heart and lungs. A) Spinal cord. B) Ribs. C) Metacarpals. D) Hips. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribs. 16. What enables the movement of the body and internal organs? A) Skeletal system. B) Muscular system. C) Smooth muscle. D) Cardiac muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular system. 17. It is a long, thin tube containing nervous tissue. A) Tissues. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 18. What are the two branches called that branch off from your trachea and into your lungs? A) Bronchus (bronchi). B) Alveoli. C) Lungs. D) Trachea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bronchus (bronchi). 19. A typical brain weighs how much A) 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms). B) 3 ounces (85 grams). C) 3 tons (2.7 metric tons). D) 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms). 20. The central canal is filled with the ..... fluid. A) Spinal. B) Cranial. C) Cerebrospinal. D) Spinocerebral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrospinal. ← 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