This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 437 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 437 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Another name for motor neurons A) They will bring. B) Afferent. C) Effervescent. D) Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They will bring. 2. The central nervous system is comprised of all the neurons in the brain and the ..... A) Spinal Cord. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Cord. 3. What is the primary role of gray matter in the brain? A) Processing Information. B) Relaying Information. C) Distributing Information. D) Protecting Information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Processing Information. 4. A nerve cell. A) Neuron. B) Spinal cord. C) Dendrite. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 5. Which of the following wrap around axons to form a myelin sheath A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal Cells. C) Satellite Cells. D) Schwann Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann Cells. 6. Nerve cells that carry impulses from the senses to the brain and spinal cord are called ..... A) Motor neurons. B) Nerve impulses. C) Sensory neurons. D) Reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons. 7. Most common type of synapse: A) Chemical. B) Electrical. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 8. The part of the brain responsible for coordinating movement is the A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 9. What does the temporal lobe control? A) Planning. B) Sight. C) Sounds. D) Coordination and movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sounds. 10. Which glial cell is responsible for anchoring and supporting neurons in the CNS? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Schwann Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 11. Muscles you can control are called..... A) Voluntary muscles. B) Involuntary muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary muscles. 12. The main function of the nervous system A) Send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body. B) Break down food to be used by the body. C) Remove wastes from the body. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body. 13. The brain is divided into two separate hemispheres, the left and right brain. (a) A) A True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A True. 14. The summation of EPSPs from numerous presynaptic nerve fibers converging onto one postsynaptic neuron is called A) Spatial summation. B) Long-term potentiation. C) Temporal summation. D) Synaptic plasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spatial summation. 15. Insufficient production of acetylcholine in the synapses of the brain, abnormal tangled neurons, and large deposits of beta-amyloid are problems associated with which one of thefollowing diseases? A) Meningitis. B) Alzheimer's disease. C) Rabies. D) Parkinson's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's disease. 16. The filtrate of blood that circulates around the brain and spinal cord and provides nutrients. A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Dura mater. C) Arachnoid mater. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid. 17. Nerve cells that specialize in sensing the world around us. A) Nerve cells. B) Neurons. C) Senses. D) Sensory receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory receptors. 18. Provides oxygen to the neuron and removes carbon dioxide. A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal Cells. D) Microglia. E) Arachnoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes. 19. Which division of the nervous system controls smooth and cardiac muscle? A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 20. Structurally, the nervous system consists of which two main divisions? A) Somatic and visceral. B) Central and peripheral. C) Sensory and motor. D) Somatic and autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central and peripheral. ← 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