This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 515 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 515 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord A) Central Nervous System (CNS). B) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). 2. Transmit signals between the sensory and motor neurons A) Sensory neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Motor neurons. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneurons. 3. True/False:The two types of photoreceptors in the retina are rods and cones A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. The progressive impairment of intellectual function is called: A) Coma. B) Delirium. C) Palsy. D) Dementia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dementia. 5. What is the name of the juction between two neurons A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Receptor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 6. Touching a cat is controlled by the ..... ? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 7. Rope-like tissue that connects bone to muscle A) Contract. B) Tendon. C) Tissue. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 8. During a late-night study session, Benjamin, Ethan, and Scarlett heard a sudden loud noise outside their window. Their immediate "fight or flight" response is the role of the: A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous system. 9. Excitable cells that conduct nerve impulses. A) Neurons. B) Microglial. C) Astrocytes. D) Schwann Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 10. How many pairs of spinal nerves do humans have? A) 4. B) 12. C) 21. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 31. 11. The ..... includes all the nerves spread throughout the body except those found in the brain and spinal cord. A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral nervous system. 12. Major connecting center between the brain an network of nerves and responsible for reflexes A) Spinal cord. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 13. A neuron has a large cell body that contains a ....., threadlike extensions called dendrites, and an axon. A) Nucleus. B) Neuron. C) Cell membrane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus. 14. Pumps oxygen-rich blood to the Aorta A) Left Atrium. B) Left Ventricle. C) Right Atrium. D) Right Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left Ventricle. 15. Which of the following best describes actin filaments? A) A thin filament made of two intertwining strands whose subunits bind together like beads on a string. B) A thick filament that looks like two golf clubs twisted together. C) A small, globular regulatory protein that holds another protein in place. D) A long, ropelike regulatory protein that spirals around another protein, covering its active sites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thin filament made of two intertwining strands whose subunits bind together like beads on a string. 16. Main source of immune defense against invading microorganisms: A) Ependymal cell. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Microglial cells. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microglial cells. 17. When Cl-goes into the cell, the cell will become more negative and is hyper polarized A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for memories, hearing, and language? A) Occipital Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Frontal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal Lobe. 19. Neurons that only travel from the body to the brain are called ..... A) Sensory neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Motor neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 20. Choose the motor nerve A) Auditory. B) Optic. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of the above. ← 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