This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 389 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 389 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first step in the conduction of a nerve impulse is A) The neuron at rest has a negative resting potential. B) A stimulus causes the sodium ion channel to open. C) The resting potential is fully restored. D) The potassium channels open. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The neuron at rest has a negative resting potential. 2. Identify the stimulus:You are walking home from school one day when a large dog jumps out at you from behind a tree. He starts to growl and shows his teeth. You quickly turn around and walk in the opposite direction. A) Dog growling and showing teeth. B) Walking in opposite direction. C) Walking home from school. D) Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog growling and showing teeth. 3. Involuntary actions are actions controlled by the Medulla? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Decreasing lens elasticity, associated with aging, that makes it difficult to focus for close vision is: A) Hemianopia. B) Strabismus. C) Presbyopia. D) Myopia. E) Hyperopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presbyopia. 5. The spinal cord is made of bundles of A) Blood. B) Nerves. C) Brain. D) CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 6. Which type of neuron picks up a stimulus, converts it into a nerve impulse, and sends it to an interneuron? A) Sensory neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Motor neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron. 7. Which is an example of a voluntary action? (Select all that apply) A) Stubbing your toe and crying out in pain. B) Sneezing and coughing. C) Touching a hot stove jerking your hand back. D) Drinking water to quench your thirst. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drinking water to quench your thirst. 8. The autonomic nervous system comprises of: A) Sensory neurons. B) Relay neurons. C) Motor neurons. D) Sensory and motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neurons. 9. How does the muscular system affect movement of the human body? A) Muscles expand, it pulls on the bones its connected to. B) Muscles contracts, it pulls on the bones its connected to. C) Muscle contracts, it pushes on the bone its connected to. D) Muscle expands, it pulls on the bones its connected to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles contracts, it pulls on the bones its connected to. 10. Which cell type in the taste bud is responsible for replacing cells as they die? A) Taste cells. B) Basal cells. C) Support cells. D) Neither of these answers is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basal cells. 11. Your brain is able to carry out a multitude of functions at the same exact time-writing, singing, thinking, etc ..... This is an example of: A) Plasticity. B) Complexity. C) Integration. D) Electrochemical transmission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complexity. 12. What disorder is characterized by seizures believed to be a result of uncontrolled neuron activity? A) Epilepsy. B) Neuritis. C) Alzheimer's disease. D) CVA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epilepsy. 13. What part of the nerve sends electrical impulses A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Neuroglia. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 14. Name the system that controls basic physical functinos such as heart ratem, breathing, digestion, and sweat production. A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 15. The reward center of the brain is most closely associated with this neurotransmitter's pathways. A) Dopamine. B) Serotonin. C) GABA. D) Ach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dopamine. 16. What is the name of the part of the brain that is colored purple in the above picture? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 17. Homeostasis is: A) Maintaining stable internal levels. B) Always increasing. C) Always decreasing. D) Only used when decreasing body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintaining stable internal levels. 18. The ridges of the brain are called what? A) Gyri. B) Sulci. C) Cerebrum. D) Brocas areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyri. 19. The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of the neuron is called A) Action potential. B) Membrane potential. C) Depolarization. D) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Membrane potential. 20. If the axon Is cut, it cannot heal A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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