This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 48 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of neurotransmitters in the nervous system during exercise? A) To speed up nerve signal transmission. B) To protect the neurons from damage. C) To regulate blood flow to the brain. D) To transmit signals between neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To transmit signals between neurons. 2. For the next few milliseconds after an action potential, the axon membrane cannot be stimulated to undergo another. This period of time is called ..... A) Restoration period. B) Sleeping period. C) Resting period. D) Refractory period . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refractory period . 3. Which part of the nervous system contains the nerves that connect all areas of the body? A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 4. The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to tail fibers and on to other neurons. A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Axon terminal. D) Gene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 5. The ..... hemisphere of the brain is considered to be the artistic and creative side. A) Left. B) Right. C) Middle. D) Dominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 6. These carry impulses toward the neuron's cell body A) Axon. B) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 7. To minimize trauma, a spinal tap is properly done at the level of ..... A) L1. B) No. C) S1. D) Oh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oh. 8. The fatty material that coats some axons and speeds nerve impulse conduction is called ..... A) Actin. B) Myelin. C) Dendrite. D) Myosin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin. 9. Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain (women have a larger one than men which helps with multitasking) A) Cerebellum. B) Hypothalamus. C) Spinal cord elongated. D) Corpus Callosum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corpus Callosum. 10. What is a neuron? A) Cell responsible for detecting stimuli and sending them to the brain. B) They are responsible for interpreting the messages sent. C) Cell responsible for defending our body from diseases. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell responsible for detecting stimuli and sending them to the brain. 11. What is the electrical signal that travels through a neuron called? A) Neurotransmitter. B) Sodium. C) Axon terminal. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action potential. 12. Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 13. The action potential describes the ..... component of electrochemical signaling A) Electrical. B) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical. 14. Cerebrospinal Fluid is secreted by specialized capillaries found here. A) Basal Ganglia. B) Pia Mater. C) Choroid Plexuses. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pia Mater. 15. The hearing system determines where a sound comes from by A) Randomly attributing location. B) How high or low the sound is in pitch. C) By how much sound waves enter each ear. D) Looking in the direction you think the sound is coming from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By how much sound waves enter each ear. 16. Controls skeletal muscles A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 17. Gaps in the myelin sheath are called ..... A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) The synapse. C) Axonal interstices. D) Myelinoids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nodes of Ranvier. 18. This part of the nervous system regulates voluntary actions such as running and jumping A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Sensory Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic Nervous System. 19. Continuous with the brain stem; connects the brain to nerves A) Spinal cord. B) Medulla. C) Neuron. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 20. The lobe in charge of balance and coordination A) Frontal. B) That is not a LOBE, it is the cerebellum. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That is not a LOBE, it is the cerebellum. ← 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