This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 395 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 395 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Chemical input enters the body using molecules through the ..... and mouth. A) Behavior. B) Mechanical input. C) Nose. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nose. 2. The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which of these would be a response from the SYMPATHETIC nervous system? A) Heart rate increases. B) Breathing rate slows. C) Blood flows to intestines. D) Blood pressure decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart rate increases. 4. What is the role of sensory neurones? A) They carry messages from the CNS to cells in the sense organs. B) They carry messages from muscles to the CNS. C) They carry messages from cells in the sense organs to the CNS. D) They carry messages from glands to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They carry messages from cells in the sense organs to the CNS. 5. Which organ does most of the chemical digestion of food and allows nutrients to be absorbed into the body? A) Stomach. B) Esophagus. C) Small intestine. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small intestine. 6. The ..... is the outer layer of the skin. A) Epidermis. B) Dermis. C) Hypodermis. D) Basal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epidermis. 7. OUR EARS HAVE THREE PARTS: A) OUTER EAR, EARWAX AND CANAL. B) PUPIL AND IRIS. C) OUTER EAR, MIDDLE EAR AND INNER EAR. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) OUTER EAR, MIDDLE EAR AND INNER EAR. 8. Brain stem is also known as A) Medulla. B) Begin. C) Reflex. D) Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 9. Attaches muscle to bone A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 10. Which body system sends electrical currents to the other body systems? A) Muscular system. B) Digestive system. C) Circulatory system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous system. 11. What sends the electrical impulse on to the next neuron? A) Axon. B) Central nervous system. C) Dendrite. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 12. Put the following in order:1-Resting Potential, 2-Depolarization, 3-Repolarization, 4-Propogation of Action Potential A) 1, 3, 2, 4. B) 1, 4, 2, 3. C) 2, 3, 4, 1. D) 2, 1, 3, 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1, 4, 2, 3. 13. In order for an action potential to be produced, a ..... has to reach the ..... A) Graded potential; threshold. B) Threshold;graded potential. C) Graded potential; maxima. D) Maxima; graded potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graded potential; threshold. 14. Myelinated axons perfom ..... conduction A) Saltitory. B) Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltitory. 15. A boy jumps into a cold swimming pool and his body temperature goes down. His muscles, blood vessels and nervous system work together to restore his body temperature. Which term best describes this process? A) Positive feedback. B) Hypothermia. C) Homeostasis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homeostasis. 16. Which row of the table best summarises the parts of the nervous system? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 17. Which among the following is NOT a neurotransmitter? A) Blood. B) Serotonin. C) Dopamine. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood. 18. The three types of muscle tissue are A) Skeletal, smooth, dermis. B) Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. C) Cardiac, rough, skeletal. D) Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. 19. Which type of cell is being described?-produce a myelin sheath around CNS nerve fibers A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial cells. C) Ependymal cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 20. What neuron is used to communicate with and connect to other neurons? A) Sensory. B) Receptors. C) Inter-neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inter-neurons. ← 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