This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 351 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 351 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Each of the following numbered processes are involved in signal transduction pathways:I. Response II. Amplification III. Reception IV. Transduction Which of the following represents the sequence of events in a typical signal transduction pathway? A) I, II, III, IV. B) III, I, IV, II. C) II, IV, I, III. D) III, IV, II, I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) III, IV, II, I. 2. What is the structure of the nervous system? A) Central Nervous System (CNS) และ Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). B) Somatic Nervous System:SNS และ Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). C) Somatic Nervous System:SNS และ Autonomic Nervous System:ANS. D) Central Nervous System (CNS) และ Autonomic Nervous System:ANS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System (CNS) และ Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). 3. What is saltatory conduction? A) When the threshold potential is reached. B) When the action potential jumps from node to node. C) When the neurone becomes hyperpolarised. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the action potential jumps from node to node. 4. What is the diagnostic procedure that examines a sample of fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord? A) PET. B) Complete Blood Count (CBC). C) Lumbar Puncture. D) Thalamotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lumbar Puncture. 5. Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate? A) Diencephalon. B) Brain Stem. C) Frontal Lobe. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain Stem. 6. In which division do the brain and spinal cord belong? A) Central Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Somatic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 7. Which one is a function of the parietal lobe? A) Vision. B) Memory. C) Sense of touch. D) Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sense of touch. 8. Active Transport needed for nerve function and action potential generation A) Diffusion. B) Osmosis. C) Sodium/Potassium Pump. D) Endocytosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium/Potassium Pump. 9. Both Parkinson's Disease and Schizophrenia are associated with dysregulation of ..... A) GABA. B) Dopamine. C) Serotonin. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dopamine. 10. Inhibits the opening of Na+ channels A) Anesthetics. B) Aspirin. C) Plavix. D) Active transports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anesthetics. 11. THE NERVES ARE MADE OF? A) CEREBRUM. B) NEURONS. C) SPINAL CORD. D) FIBERS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NEURONS. 12. The Central Nervous System is responsible for: A) Reflex. B) Memory. C) Brainstem activity. D) Controlling body functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controlling body functions. 13. A chronic, progressive, disabling condition resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath is ..... A) Cerebral palsy. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Epilepsy. D) Parkinson's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple sclerosis. 14. What does the term depolarization mean? A) Outermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds each spinal nerve. B) Period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron. C) Wrapping that forms fiber bundles called fascicles. D) Layer of loose connective tissue surrounding each axon. E) State in which the resting potential is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) State in which the resting potential is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron. 15. Destroyed by Alzheimer's disease A) Neurons. B) Glial Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 16. Occupies most of the cranium and is divided into right and left halves called hemispheres, contains cerebral cortex A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) The pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 17. The area of the cerebrum associated with understanding language is called A) The occipital lobe. B) Wernicke's Area. C) Pons. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wernicke's Area. 18. If an elderly person thinks that food does not taste as good as it used to, what is the likely reason? A) A decline in his or her kinesthetic senses. B) A decline in his or her cochlea. C) A decline in his or her vestibular system. D) A decline in her or his olfaction (chemoreceptors). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A decline in her or his olfaction (chemoreceptors). 19. A nerve is a bundle of parallel A) Neurons. B) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 20. The following are true of the cerebellum except which one? A) Has lobes connected by the vermis. B) Controls voluntary movements. C) Controls involuntary movements. D) Has the arbor vitae pathways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controls voluntary movements. ← 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