This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 463 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 463 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Shivering is an example of ..... A) Response. B) Effector. C) Stimulus. D) Sensory Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Response. 2. How does the nervous system work? A) It keeps you healthy. B) It helps you when you feel nervous. C) It keeps your bones strong. D) It tells your body what to do. It sends messages to your brain and throughout your body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It tells your body what to do. It sends messages to your brain and throughout your body. 3. What is the nucleus? A) Receive impulse. B) Processes impulse. C) Control center of the cell body. D) Powers the cell. E) Manufacture protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Control center of the cell body. 4. The membranes have a fliud called? A) Brain reflex fluid. B) Cerebrospinal fluid. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrospinal fluid. 5. THANKS TO THE..... WE PERFORM THE BREATHING MOVEMENTS. A) QUADRICEPS. B) PECTORAL AND ABDOMINAL. C) BICEPS AND TRICEPS. D) DIAPHRAGM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DIAPHRAGM. 6. The ..... function of the nervous system refers to information beign interpreted so that the brain can make decisions. A) Reflex. B) Excitatory. C) Integrative. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Integrative. 7. The ..... ear contains the malleus, incus and stapes. A) Outer. B) Middle. C) Inner. D) Auditory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle. 8. What part of a neuron carries nerve impulses away from the cell body? A) Axon. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 9. What do the villi do? A) Digests food in the mouth. B) Digests food in the stomach. C) Protects the stomach from digesting iteself. D) Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy. 10. Which part of a neuron sends out a signal to another cell? A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Dendrites. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 11. If an elderly person experiences impaired coordination, this may be attributed to the loss of myelin sheath around the axon A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. This part of the brain receives information from sensory receptors and directs it to the correct area of the brain. A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 13. Outermost layer of the meninges, "tough mother" A) Pia mater. B) Cortex. C) Arachnoid mater. D) Dura mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dura mater. 14. If a person cannot hear the sound produced by the tuning fork through the air but can hear the sound when the tuning fork is placed on the bone of the skull behind the ear, what type of hearing loss do they most likely have? A) Conductive hearing loss. B) Sensorineural hearing loss. C) Both of these answers are correct. D) Neither of these answers is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductive hearing loss. 15. Once a gated Na+ channel is open, positive ions will enter through the channels to get inside the neuron. Which of the following can cause the gated channels to open? A) Stimulus. B) An impulse. C) An action potential. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 16. The muscle that turns the hand inward so the palm faces downward are the ..... A) Pronators. B) Supinators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronators. 17. Neurons need continuous and abundant supplies of oxygen and glucose. They use about 20% of the body's energy, and cannot survive more than a few minutes without oxygen. What characteristic of the neuron is this? A) Longevity. B) Amitotic. C) High metabolic rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High metabolic rate. 18. How many neurons make up the brain? A) 1 million. B) 100 million. C) 1 billion. D) 100 billion. E) 1 trillion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100 billion. 19. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremors, stiffness, muscular rigidity, a shuffling gait, and loss of facial expression. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The basic cell type of the nervous system is known as the ..... A) Neurotransmitter. B) Conclusion. C) Glial cell. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. ← 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