This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 284 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 284 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who developed the first vaccine against rabies? A) Dr. Louis Pasteur. B) Dr. Louis Pastor. C) Dr. Luis Pasteur. D) Dr. Luis Pastor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Louis Pasteur. 2. How do ion channels open to begin depolarization? A) A stimulus occurs (ex. pressure applied). B) The threshold value is reached. C) Na/K pumps transport ions. D) ATP phosphorylates carrier proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stimulus occurs (ex. pressure applied). 3. A disease caused by a parasite called African Trypanosomiasis. A) Sleeping sickness. B) Meningitis. C) Parkinson's disease. D) Rabies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeping sickness. 4. The microscopic gap (or space) in-between nerve cells is called a(n) ..... A) Node. B) Interneuron. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 5. Lex/o A) Read. B) Mind. C) Word. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word. 6. Which ion produces hyperpolarization when it enters a neuron? A) Sodium. B) Potassium. C) Calcium. D) Chloride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chloride. 7. Most cancers in the nervous system originate within the glia. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The most important cardiac and vasomotor control centers are situated in the A) Stomach. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla oblongata and pons. D) Peripheral blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata and pons. 9. Which of the following represents the pathway for smell that will trigger an emotional reaction? A) Bipolar neuron-CN I-temporal lobe-hypothalamus and amygdala. B) Bipolar neuron-CN I-temporal lobe-frontal lobe. C) Both answers are correct. D) Neither answer is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bipolar neuron-CN I-temporal lobe-hypothalamus and amygdala. 10. I use my ..... to touch a dog. A) Tongue. B) Hands. C) Ears. D) Feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hands. 11. Chemicals at the end of each axon that allows impulses to pass from one neuron to another. A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Myelin sheath. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitters. 12. What sense uses olfactory receptors? A) Vision. B) Hearing. C) Smell. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell. 13. The cerebrum is composed of two cerebral hemispheres divided by- A) The lattitudinal fissure. B) The spinal cord. C) The longitudinal fissure. D) The cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The longitudinal fissure. 14. Which is true of the sympathetic nervous system? A) Short preganglionic neuron / Long postganglionic neuron, Ach and NE neurotransmitters. B) Long preganglionic neurons / Short postganglionic neurons, AND neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short preganglionic neuron / Long postganglionic neuron, Ach and NE neurotransmitters. 15. Wernicke's area is located in A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal lobe. 16. Which branch of the nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord? A) Peripheral NS. B) Sympathetic NS. C) Autonomic NS. D) Central NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central NS. 17. Which is the correct defination of coordination? A) The main body cell is called coordination. B) The harmonious working together of organs and organ systems of the body is known as coordination. C) Highly specialised cells are called coordination. D) The reaction shown by living organism to the stimulus is called coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The harmonious working together of organs and organ systems of the body is known as coordination. 18. True or False.Dura Mater = dur/o A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. A. a stimulus creates a depolarization event B. ions spread out and stimulate the cell to let more ions in farther down the axon C. the propagation of the signal runs down the length of the axon D. Na ions rush into the cell A) ABCD. B) ADBC. C) DBCA. D) BCDA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADBC. 20. Axon, axon terminals, dendrites and cell body are all parts to what? A) Brain. B) Neurons. C) Cerebellum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. ← 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