This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 294 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 294 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is in charge of involuntary actions such as:breathing, heartbeat and reflexes? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 2. Made up of Cytons A) White Matter. B) Grey Matter. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grey Matter. 3. What are neurons? A) Cells that respond to stimuli and transmit signals. B) Cells that make up the majority of the brain. C) Cells that produce myelin. D) Cells that support and protect neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cells that respond to stimuli and transmit signals. 4. Saltatory conduction occurs only A) If nodes of Ranvier are lacking. B) If the myelin sheath is continuous. C) On myelinated fibers. D) On unmyelinated fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On myelinated fibers. 5. An infection induced inflammation of the meninges surrounding the brain and the spinal cord A) Epilepsy. B) Meningitis. C) Dementia. D) Cerebral palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meningitis. 6. In repolarization, the neuron does not return to its resting membrane potential A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Your hand touches a hot stove where does your impulse go? A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Donald Trump. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord. 8. How many lobes of the brain are there? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 9. A cell that carries information through the nervous system is called a A) Nerve impulse. B) Nerve. C) Neuron. D) Endocrine gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 10. WHAT is alzheimer's disease (AD)? A) Memory loss. B) When you lose a friend. C) Anger issues. D) Headaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Memory loss. 11. The area of the brain just above the brain stem is called the A) Diencephalon. B) Pons. C) Cerebellum. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diencephalon. 12. Na+ and K+ leak channels and Na+/K+ pumps on the neuron are responsible for establishing and maintaining the A) Resting membrane potential. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Central nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resting membrane potential. 13. *When you move around, fluid inside the loops sloshes around. This movement is detected by hair cells inside the loops. *The hair cells send signals to the brain to help maintain ..... when you move around. A) Balance. B) Hearing. C) Pressure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balance. 14. In most people, the right hemisphere controls movement of A) The right side od the body primarily. B) The left side of the body primarily. C) Both the right and left side of the body equally. D) The head and neck only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The left side of the body primarily. 15. Receptors send messages to the ..... (pick the MOST correct option) A) Control centers. B) Brain. C) Spinal cord. D) Organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control centers. 16. Number of nerves branching from the spinal cord A) 31 pairs. B) 12 pairs. C) 35 pairs. D) 14 pairs. E) 32 pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 31 pairs. 17. Conduction pathways found within the CNS which propagate action potentials from one area in the CS to another A) Cortex. B) Nuclei. C) Ganglion. D) Nerve tracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve tracts. 18. The lobe of your brain responsible for pain and touch A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 19. Which type of neuron carries signals from the brain to the muscles? A) Sensory neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Relay neuron. D) Motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor neuron. 20. Carries information from one side of the brain to the other A) Midbrain. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Pons. D) Thalamus tagsB.LS1.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pons. ← 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