This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 376 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 376 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Receptor definition A) Is usually a small molecule that selectively binds to a protein and regulates its biological activity. B) Are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems. C) A detectable change in the internal or external environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems. 2. In the control of emotion and motivation, the limbic system works together with A) The pons. B) The thalamus. C) The hypothalamus. D) The cerebellum. E) The basal nuclei. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The hypothalamus. 3. What is the function of peripheral nervous system? A) Transmit impulse from sensory receptor to CNS and Transmit impulse from CNS to effector cells. B) Receive impulse from sensory receptor to CNS and Transmit impulse from CNS to effector cells. C) Receive impulse from CNS to effector cells. D) Transmit impulse from sensory receptor to CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transmit impulse from sensory receptor to CNS and Transmit impulse from CNS to effector cells. 4. Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave? A) Organ of Corti. B) Cochlea. C) Stapes. D) Tympanic membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tympanic membrane. 5. How does the brain communicate with the rest of the body? A) Through the nervous system. B) Via telepathy. C) Through the circulatory system. D) By sending smoke signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the nervous system. 6. Pulling your hand off a burning candle is an example of what type of reflex? A) Monosynaptic. B) Multisynaptic. C) Polysynaptic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polysynaptic. 7. Units that form a protective covering around the spinal cord and central cavities within the brain A) Ependymal. B) Astrocytes. C) Motor neurons. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal. 8. What does an electromyography test show? A) Abnormal muscle activity (motor nerves). B) Abnormal muscle activity (sensory nerves). C) Abnormal neurotransmitters. D) Abnormal myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abnormal muscle activity (motor nerves). 9. When you are calm and your heartbeat is slow because you are relaxed, is an example of ..... A) The Nervous System. B) The Spinal Cord. C) The Parasympathetic Nervous System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Parasympathetic Nervous System. 10. The nervous system which consists of brain and spinal cord is known as: A) Central Nervous System. B) Voluntary Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 11. What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps to protect & insulates? A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin Sheath. 12. The system that controls the fight or flight response. A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Autonnomic Nervous System. D) Sympathetic Nervous System. E) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic Nervous System. 13. How many lobes does cerebrum consist of? A) 2. B) 6. C) 4. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 14. Short branched extensions of the cell body A) Girl. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 15. A patient sustains a fall while getting out of the shower. Tests reveal damage to the inner most meningeal layer. What structure was damaged? A) Arachnoid. B) Dura mater. C) Pia Mater. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia Mater. 16. What two systems are included in the peripheral nervous system? A) Somatic and autonomic nervous systems. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Spinal cord and nerves to the body. D) Nerves to the body and central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic and autonomic nervous systems. 17. Fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel A) Conclusion. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin. 18. The myelin sheath is what covers the: A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Nucleus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 19. Which of the following is the Sympathetic Division of the PNS known as? A) Resting and DIgesting. B) Fight or Flight. C) Fight or resting. D) Flight or digesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fight or Flight. 20. Wht word is synonymous with autonomic? A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. C) Central. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. ← 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