This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 461 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 461 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Electrostatic potential energy within a membrane A) Action potential. B) Electrical potential. C) Resting potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical potential. 2. The part of the nervous system that carries signals/messages from our sensory receptors to our brain are ..... A) Nerves. B) Hormones. C) Intestines. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 3. What is the main function of a mammal's nervous system? A) To produce hormones. B) To transmit information to the brain. C) To control muscle movement. D) To regulate body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To transmit information to the brain. 4. The chemicals stored in synaptic vesicles are referred to as ..... A) Neurotransmitters. B) Hormones. C) Enzymes. D) Ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 5. The thick column of nerves that run down the center of your back is called ..... A) Neuron. B) Brain stem. C) Spinal cord. D) Peripheral nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 6. Which is NOT one of the 3 types of neurons? A) Motor Neurons. B) Synapse Neurons. C) Sensory Neurons. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synapse Neurons. 7. The brainstem controls ..... A) Vital functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood circulation. B) Intelligence, logic, and reasoning. C) Muscle coordination and balance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vital functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood circulation. 8. Conducts impulses toward the cell body A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Nuerofibrils. C) Axon terminals. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 9. What is the role of the dendrites in a neuron? A) To receive signals from other neurons. B) To generate action potentials. C) To insulate the neuron. D) To provide energy to the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To receive signals from other neurons. 10. Which of the following is not a type of neuroglia shown in the diagram? A) Astrocyte. B) Schwann cells. C) Neuron. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 11. Circulatory medium within the CNS that is produced by ependymal cells in the choroid plexus filtering the blood. A) Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). B) Ventricle. C) Oligodendrocyte. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). 12. A type of substance released by a nerve cell that allows information to by passed to another nerve cell. "The information substance." A) Motor neuron. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. E) Neurochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Neurochemical. 13. Remove part of a nerve A) Neuropathy. B) Neurectomy. C) Neurolysis. D) Neuritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurectomy. 14. Action potentials are ..... A) Electrical signals. B) Chemical signals. C) Electrochemical signals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical signals. 15. Interneurons are found: A) In the PNS. B) Between afferent and efferent nerves. C) In the motor division of the nervous system. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between afferent and efferent nerves. 16. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for hearing, behavior, memory, speech, and vision? A) Parietal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 17. How many spinal nerves are there? A) 12. B) 14. C) 31. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 31. 18. Part of the brain involved with collecting and directing sensory information? A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Corpus Callosum. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 19. Combining form that means anxious; uneasy A) RIP/oh. B) Gli/0. C) The root. D) Traumatized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RIP/oh. 20. How many parts does the brain has? A) 2. B) 5. C) 3. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. ← 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