This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 482 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 482 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The epithalamus includes the pineal gland. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Tom close his eyes when a dust particle fell in A) Reflex action. B) Not a reflex action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex action. 3. A quick and unconscious response to a stimulus A) Response time. B) Reaction time. C) Reflex. D) Instinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 4. Any injury to optic nerve can lead to A) Vision Loss. B) Hearing loss. C) No loss. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vision Loss. 5. What is the receptor that senses TEMPERATURE? A) Nociceptor. B) Mechanoreceptor. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Cerebroceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermoreceptor. 6. Which type of cell nourishes the surrounding tissue AND sends/receives signals? A) Neurons. B) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroglia. 7. Receptors in the boy's body detect changes in the environment. Which organ of the body contains the receptors for the change in the environment. Cooler air temperature in the shadows A) Eyes. B) Skin. C) Ears. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin. 8. Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS '' cranial nerves" A) CNS. B) PNS. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 9. Once the axon reaches ..... it triggers repolarization A) Neutral. B) -70 mV. C) +30 mV. D) -55 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) +30 mV. 10. How much energy does the brain use in Total energy produced by the body? How much energy does the brain use in the total energy produced by the body? A) 20%. B) 2%. C) 50%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20%. 11. Why do the symptoms of a stroke vary from person to person? A) The stroke can cause either too much excitation or too much inhibition. B) The symptoms depend on whether the stroke was ischemic or hemorrhagic. C) The symptoms depend on which brain area was affected by the loss of blood supply. D) The symptoms depend on how much neuroplasticity a person is capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The symptoms depend on which brain area was affected by the loss of blood supply. 12. A shuffling gait pattern with short steps and decreased arm swing is commonly associated with which central nervous system disorder? A) Alzheimer's disease. B) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). C) Parkinson's disease. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parkinson's disease. 13. The largest part of the nervous system A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 14. Neurotransmitters that increase the chance of producing an action potential are ..... A) Inhibitory. B) Excitatory. C) Inhibitory. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitatory. 15. This portion of the central nervous system runs down the inside of the spinal column, connecting the brain with nerves going to the rest of the body. A) Mid brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 16. What makes up the spinal cord and what does it do? A) Controls heart, vomiting, swallowing, and coughing. B) Controls reflex. C) Made up of neurons and connects the brain to the nerves throughout the whole body. D) Keeps track of temperature, hunger, and thirst. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made up of neurons and connects the brain to the nerves throughout the whole body. 17. Nerve cells that transmit messages to and from the spinal cord and brain. A) Neurons. B) Blood. C) Central nerves. D) Peripheral nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 18. Smoking habit A) Social drinker. B) Smoking habit. C) Drug addict. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smoking habit. 19. Broca's Area is in the left frontal lobe and produces speech. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The largest part of our brain A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. ← 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