This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 476 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 476 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is another name for the cell body of a neuron? A) Soma. B) Clavicle. C) Neuron. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soma. 2. Point of contact at which impulses are passed from one cell to another A) Neurotransmitter. B) Reflex. C) Impulse. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 3. Label 21 A) Stimulus. B) Depolarization. C) Repolarization. D) Refractory Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 4. What is the relationship between the electrical potential at the nerve cell membrane? (Sec. 51) A. Movement of action potentials-nerve impulses B. Resting cell membrane potential-Sodium potassium pump c. Depolarization-Potassium channels open d. Repolarization-Sodium channels open. A) A and B. B) B and C. C) C and D. D) A and D. E) B and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and B. 5. Which of the following options contains two structures found in the peripheral nervous system? A) Brain and spinal nerves. B) Cranial nerves and spinal nerves. C) Spinal cord and spinal nerves. D) Spinal cord and cranial nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranial nerves and spinal nerves. 6. An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another A) Cell Wall. B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. C) Golgi Apparatus. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. 7. Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement? A) Respiratory and circulatory. B) Skeletal and muscular. C) Skeletal and respiratory. D) Digestive and respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal and muscular. 8. Occurs when blood supply to the brain is blocked and vital brain tissues die A) Huntington's disease. B) Parkinson's disease. C) CVA or stroke. D) Multiple sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CVA or stroke. 9. Which part of a fish's brain develops best? (Sec. 57) A) Optic lobe. B) Pons. C) Cerebrum. D) Thalamus. E) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic lobe. 10. What does letter C represent? A) Myelin sheath. B) Axon. C) Endoneurium. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endoneurium. 11. Most nerves contain both sensory and motor so they are called? A) Mixed. B) Collective. C) Bridge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed. 12. The brain consists of how many hemispheres? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 13. During an action potential, depolarization occurs as a result of A) Potassium ions diffusing to the inside of the cell membrane. B) Sodium ions diffusing to the outside of the cell membrane. C) Sodium ions diffusing to the inside of the cell membrane. D) Potassium ions diffusing to the outside of the cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium ions diffusing to the inside of the cell membrane. 14. Which of the following allows us to consciously control our skeletal muscles? A) The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. B) The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. C) The afferent division of the nervous system. D) The somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The somatic nervous system. 15. Which of these are all involuntary movements. A) Breathing, Eating, Singing. B) Eating, Running, Singing. C) Breathing, Digesting, Sneezing. D) Sneezing, Breathing, Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing, Digesting, Sneezing. 16. The motor areas are located in the A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 17. What hormone is produced by the thyroid gland? A) Insulin. B) Testosterone. C) Estrogen. D) Thyroxine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thyroxine. 18. Axon is number ..... A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 19. This part of the eye is a clear fluid made of water and protein and is located just behind the cornea. A) Lens. B) Vitreous humor. C) Pupil. D) Aqueous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aqueous humor. 20. Surround neuron cell bodies in the PNS A) Satellite cell. B) Schwann cell. C) Astrocyte. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satellite cell. ← 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