This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 428 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 428 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An eyeball that is slightly longer than it should be causes ..... A) The eye to be near-sighted because the light is focused in front of the retina. B) The eye to be far-sighted because the light is focused in front of the retina. C) The eye to be near-sighted because the light is focused past the retina. D) The eye to have an astigmatism because the light will focus in more than one place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The eye to be near-sighted because the light is focused in front of the retina. 2. The nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and A) Medulla. B) Nerves. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 3. Found in the skull, in control of MOST functions A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Brain. C) Neurons. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 4. Long term memory A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal lobe. 5. Myelin ..... the transmission speed of an action potential A) Increases. B) Decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 6. What contains all of the nerves that connect the outer part of the body to the brain/spinal cord? A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Nervous System. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 7. Division of the PNS composed of nerves that carry information FROM the CNS A) Dendrites. B) Schwann cell. C) Motor (efferent) division. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor (efferent) division. 8. Which of the following represents the pathway for smell in the correct order? A) Bipolar neuron-CN I-temporal lobe-hypothalamus and amygdala. B) Bipolar neuron-CN I-temporal lobe-frontal lobe. C) Both answers are correct. D) Neither answer is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct. 9. This is made up of the brain and spinal cord A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Somatic System. D) Autonomic System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 10. Neurolemmocytes; produce myelin sheaths around PNS neurons; speeds up transmission of impulse; CAN be repaired if damaged A) Schwann cells. B) Ependymal cells. C) Microglia. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 11. Associated with formation of memories A) Amygdala. B) Hippocampus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hippocampus. 12. Multiple sclerosis is ..... A) A disorder of the astrocytes. B) A myelin disorder. C) Most common in men from ages 40 to 60. D) Both a and b above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A myelin disorder. 13. Receptor that adapts to warm temperatures, but but never hot A) Thermoreceptor. B) Baroreceptor. C) Chemoreceptor. D) Pacinian Corpuscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermoreceptor. 14. ASD A) Autism spectrum disorder. B) Attention sensitivity disorder. C) Amyotrophin sensitivity disorder. D) Autism sensitivity disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autism spectrum disorder. 15. "Sight" happens..... A) In the eye. B) In the brain. C) In the optic nerve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the brain. 16. THE ..... CONTROLS OUR BODY.THE ..... RECEIVES INFORMATION FROM OUR FIVE SENSES. THE SENSES SEND INFORMATION TO THE BRAIN THROUGH OUR ..... A) NERVOUS SYSTEM BRAIN NERVES. B) NERVESBRAINNERVOUS SYSTEM. C) NERVES NERVOUS SYSTEM BRAIN. D) BRAIN NERVOUS SYSTEMNERVES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NERVOUS SYSTEM BRAIN NERVES. 17. The "brain" of a cell/neuron A) Soma. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 18. Neurons found thought out the body A) Stimuli. B) Brain. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 19. The skeleton is made up of ..... A) Muscles. B) Bones and joints. C) Nerves. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones and joints. 20. Once a nerve impulse reaches the axon terminal, what ion is stimulated to move the neurotransmitters to the edge of the axon terminal? A) Calcium. B) Potassium. C) Sodium. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. ← 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