This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 292 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 292 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name of the 3 bones in the ear? A) Isicles. B) Ossicles. C) Eardrum. D) Anvil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossicles. 2. Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements: A) Thalamus. B) Reticular Formation. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 3. The spinal cord is protected by a bony spinal column made up of bones called ..... A) White matter. B) Gray matter. C) Meninges. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae. 4. Swallowing A) Glossopharyngeal. B) Hypoglossal. C) Trigeminal. D) Optic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossopharyngeal. 5. Mass of cell bodies of sensory neurons near the spinal cord A) Dorsal Root Ganglion. B) Ventral Root Ganglion. C) Efferent Neuron. D) Afferent Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorsal Root Ganglion. 6. What is an axon and its function? A) An axon is a short, thick projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses towards the cell body. B) Transmits input and carries the input away from the cell body; usually one long fiber. C) An axon is a type of muscle fiber that contracts and relaxes to produce movement. D) An axon is a structure in the brain that stores and processes information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transmits input and carries the input away from the cell body; usually one long fiber. 7. Automatic movements in response to a signal are called ..... A) Deflectors. B) Reflexes. C) Reflectors. D) T-rex's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflexes. 8. Part of CNS that links the brain to the PNS A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 9. While you are sleeping, your heart keeps beating, you breathe in and out, your food is being digested, and you are making waste. What part of your brain is responsible for controlling all of this? A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 10. Neurons either conduct action potentials along the length of their axons, or they remain at rest. This statement best describes ..... A) Reflex Arc. B) All-or-None Response. C) Saltatory Conduction. D) Graded Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All-or-None Response. 11. Each eyelid contains ..... along its edge, which secrete an oil that helps lubricate the eye. A) Tarsal glands. B) Ceruminous glands. C) Lacrimal glands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tarsal glands. 12. Which of the following is not a type of training periodization? A) Linear. B) Undulating. C) Random. D) Block. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Random. 13. Concussions may be caused by falls, bumps or blows to the head and even a blow to your body if it causes the brain to move. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The auditory nerve carries A) Smell information. B) Taste information. C) Balance information. D) Sound information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound information. 15. Collections of nerve cell bodies A) Ganglia. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Nodes. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganglia. 16. Motor neurons conduct impulses..... A) From a sensory receptor towards the CNS. B) From the skin to the brain. C) From the CNS to the effectors. D) It does not conduct impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the CNS to the effectors. 17. This is the place where digestion starts. A) Stomach. B) Mouth. C) Small intestine. D) Large intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mouth. 18. A specialised nerve cell. A) Neurone. B) Conclusion. C) Receptor. D) Sensory neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurone. 19. Nerve cells tell muscles what to do by using ..... A) Plasma. B) Vertebrae. C) Spinal cord. D) Electrical impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrical impulses. 20. During this stage, K+ channels open and K+ ions leave the neuron: A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Hyperpolarization. D) Resting Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repolarization. ← 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