This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 429 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 429 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Central Nervous System contains the brain and the brain stem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is a characteristic of axons? A) When there is resting potential, the outside of the axon is negative relative to the inside. B) During an action potential, sodium ions diffuse into the axon. C) The axon is depolarized when potassium ions diffuses out of it. D) Depolarization occurs when potassium ions diffuses into the axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During an action potential, sodium ions diffuse into the axon. 3. What are the functions of the brainstem? A) Digestion. B) Heart beat. C) Breathing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Which is the SENSORY FUNCTION of the Nervous System? A) Gathers information from both inside and outside the body. B) Processes the information in the brain and spine. C) Sends information to the muscles, glands, and organs so they can respond appropriately. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathers information from both inside and outside the body. 5. The secondary nerves that carry messages from the sense organs to the brain or spinal cord A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. There are two different types of nerves: A) Sensory nerves like the optic or auditory one. B) Motor nerves (connected to the musculoskeletal system). C) Sensory nerves (connected to our locomotor system). D) Motor nerves in our sense organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves (connected to the musculoskeletal system). 7. When a neuron is not receiving action potentials, it is A) Resting Potential. B) Depolarization. C) Repolarization. D) Dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resting Potential. 8. What is another word for automatic (you don't have to think about it)? A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. C) Central. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 9. Olfactory cells in the mucous membranes lining each nostril react to chemicals you breathe in and send messages along specific nerves to the brain. A) Sense of Sight. B) Sense of Hearing. C) Sense of Taste. D) Sense of Smell. E) Sense of Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sense of Smell. 10. Branched extensions of a neuron's cell body that receive incoming signals from other neurons or sensory receptors A) Dendrites. B) Cell body. C) Threshold. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 11. Alzheimer's disease is a non-progressive form of dementia that causes plaque buildup in the brain and a decline in mental abilities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What is it called when a signal "jumps" from one Node of Ranvier to the next Node of Ranvier? A) Skipping Conduction. B) Salutatory Conduction. C) Salutatory Convection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salutatory Conduction. 13. In a spinal reflex, the sensory neuron leads to the ..... and the motor neuron leads to the ..... A) Spinal cord, CNS. B) Receptors, Spinal Cord. C) Spinal cord, Muscle. D) Muscle, Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord, Muscle. 14. The cerebrum is in charge of the thoughts, memory, feelings, decision-making and interpreting stimuli. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. Damage to the choroid plexus would interfere with A) Myelin production. B) Formation of cerebrospinal fluid. C) Glycogen storage. D) Impulse conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formation of cerebrospinal fluid. 16. This major division of the nervous system reports any sensory changes to the brain and spinal cord, and then carries out orders. A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. E) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 17. Motor nerves carry messages from the A) Brain to muscles. B) Sense organs to muscles. C) Sense organs to brain. D) Muscles to brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain to muscles. 18. If you are digesting your dinner you are using your..... nervous system A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 19. The nervous system is composed of the ....., ....., and ..... A) Heart, brain, kidneys. B) Lungs, liver, stomach. C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. D) Eyes, pancreas, veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. 20. Question 1The parts of a nerve cell or neurone include:(~ the right answer) A) Nucleus, cell body, cytoplasm. B) Nucleus, cell body, chlorophyll. C) Nucleus, cell body, cell wall. D) Nucleus, cytoplasm, cell wal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus, cell body, cytoplasm. ← 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