This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 455 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 455 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nerve impulses travel along the long cellular extension of the neuron called the A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. E) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 2. The ..... nervous system prepares the body to either fight or run from a threat A) Sympathetic. B) Autonomic. C) Central. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 3. What supports the eyeball and provides attachment for muscles? A) Cornea. B) Optic Nerve. C) Sclera. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sclera. 4. What happens when a neuron is stimulated? A) Potassium rushes into the neuron. B) Sodium rushes into the neuron. C) Calcium rushes into the neuron. D) No ions move into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium rushes into the neuron. 5. The ability of the body to maintain a stable environment is ..... A) Homeostasis. B) Haemophilus. C) Homogeneous. D) Hypnosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homeostasis. 6. Which of the following uses ACTIVE transport? A) Sodium-potassium pump. B) Sodium channel. C) Potassium channel. D) Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodium-potassium pump. 7. Processes protruding from the cell body that receive impulses A) Neuron. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 8. What type of neurons send signals from organs like your eyes, ears, and skin to your brain? A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 9. Schwann cells perform what function? A) Insulation, myelination of axons in CNS. B) Consume old or diseased neural tissue. C) Create CSF. D) Insulation, myelination of axons in PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insulation, myelination of axons in PNS. 10. These are membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. A) Meninges. B) Corpus Collasum. C) Cerebral Cortex. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 11. Which of the following is an example of a response? A) Not enough nutrients in your body. B) Touching something sticky. C) Moving inside out of the rain. D) Stepping on a Lego. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving inside out of the rain. 12. The nervous system is organized to do which of the following? A) Detect changes in the external environment. B) Detect changes in the internal environment. C) Evaluate changes in the environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. The gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another is called a ..... A) Conclusion. B) Terminal gap. C) Connection. D) Link-up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 14. Function to support, insulate, and protect neurons A) Neuroglia. B) Conclusion. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Sensory Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuroglia. 15. Two types of signals are carried between the brain and nerves. Name these.Then, tell which one is considered to be a hint, clue or indicator given by someone's behavior to the environment? A) Stimulus and motion; sensory. B) Motor and stimulus; motor. C) Sensory and motor; motor. D) Motor and sensory; sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor and sensory; sensory. 16. The accumulation of neuron cell bodies in the spinal cord forms: A) Synapse. B) Nerve center. C) Gray matter. D) Cerebrospinal fluid. E) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gray matter. 17. Messages travel along neurones as..... A) Chemicals. B) Electrical impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical impulses. 18. Part of the nervous system made up of nerves outside the CNS A) Dendrites. B) Axon terminal. C) Motor (efferent) division. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 19. The place where two neurons meet. A) Conclusion. B) Junction. C) Intersection. D) Crevice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 20. Suspensory ligament of lens connect to the A) Pupil. B) Cornea. C) Sclera. D) Ciliary muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ciliary muscles. ← 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