This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 404 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 404 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Branch of medicine that deals with structures, function, and disorders of nervous sytem A) Neurobiology. B) Neurology. C) Biology. D) Myology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurology. 2. The sense of touch detects ..... stimuli. A) Electromagnetic. B) Chemical. C) Mechanical. D) PH. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanical. 3. What is the largest part of the nervous system? A) Brain. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 4. Alzheimer's disease affects one's ability to remember and is caused by a lack of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Where would you find a neurotransmitter in the nervous system? A) In the cerebrospinal fluid. B) As part of the myelin. C) As the chemical released into synaptic cleft. D) In the cauda equina of the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As the chemical released into synaptic cleft. 5. The cerebrum has 4 lobes and 3 hemispheres A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. How many pairs of spinal nerves does the human spinal cord have? A) 28 pairs. B) 29 pairs. C) 30 pairs. D) 31 pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 31 pairs. 7. What is a corpus callosum A) Nerves. B) Thick band. C) Thick band of nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thick band of nerves. 8. What is the function of the tympanic membrane? A) Send sound to middle/inner ear. B) Turn mechanical sound into electrical impulses. C) Funnel sound to ear canal. D) Coordinate balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Send sound to middle/inner ear. 9. Muscles that move an arm or leg contract and relax. These muscles are called ..... muscles. A) Cardiac. B) Skeletal. C) Connective. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 10. CAMP and calcium are examples of A) Secondary messengers. B) Hormones. C) Ligands. D) Enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary messengers. 11. The nervous system is about what: A) Blood. B) Food. C) Brain, spinal cord and nerves. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord and nerves. 12. The attractions of this imaging system have made it popular for imaging normal brain function. Over the last decade it has provided new insight to the investigation of how memories are formed, language, pain, learning and emotion. A) MRI. B) PET. C) CT Scan. D) FMRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FMRI. 13. What is the cerebellum responsible for A) Swallowing and breathing. B) Muscle coordination and balance of our body. C) Learning and logic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle coordination and balance of our body. 14. What are the short branches of the neuron called? A) Axon. B) Neuron body. C) Dendrite. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 15. Connection between two neurons where neurotransmitters travel through A) Brain Stem. B) Medulla. C) Conclusion. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 16. Which of the following is involuntary? A) Picking up a pencil. B) Raising your hand. C) Breathing. D) Picking your nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing. 17. (Identify the type of muscle contraction described below as eccentric, concentric, both, or none. Answers may be used more than once.)Insertion moves away from origin is A) Eccentric. B) Concentric. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eccentric. 18. Specialized rough endoplasmic reticulum A) Nissl Substance. B) Dendrites. C) Axon terminals. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nissl Substance. 19. A patient's arm has been in a cast and the muscle is smaller from disuse, this is known as? A) Hypertrophy. B) Muscle tone. C) Atrophy. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atrophy. 20. A nerve impulse is received by the dendrites and then travels down the ..... A) Dendrites. B) Soma. C) Cell body. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. ← 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