This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 526 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 526 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Norepinephrine and epinephrine A) Dopamine. B) Dendrite. C) Catecholamines. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catecholamines. 2. A bruiselike injury to the brain A) Rattled. B) Concussion. C) EKG. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concussion. 3. There are sensory neurons that conduct impulses from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. There are motor neurons that conduct impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands. What kind of neurons are found between sensory and motor neurons? A) Intraneurons. B) Interneurons. C) Paraneurons. D) Ectoneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneurons. 4. Ben was enjoying a walk in the woods on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. As he went around a curve, he noticed a bear walking towards him. Immediately his pupils dilated, he began to perspire, and his heart accelerated. These changes are most closely related to the function of the: A) Angular gyrus. B) Hippocampus. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. E) Ventricular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic nervous system. 5. Aphasia means A) Lacking or without speech. B) Talks too much. C) Difficult swallowing. D) Difficult speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacking or without speech. 6. Neural transmission across a synaptic cleft is accomplished by: A) The movement of sodium & potassium from the presynaptic neuron to the postsynaptic neuron. B) Impulses traveling as electrical currents across the gap. C) Impulses causing the release of a neurotransmitter signal and its diffusion across the gap. D) Impulses ricocheting back and forth across the gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulses causing the release of a neurotransmitter signal and its diffusion across the gap. 7. This is the shallow groove that separates the frontal and parietal lobe of the cerebrum. A) Central Sulcus. B) Longitudinal Fissure. C) Circular Sulcus. D) Corpus Callosum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Sulcus. 8. It is a neural pathway that control a reflex A) Brain. B) Arcs. C) Conclusion. D) Bundle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arcs. 9. Actions that we can control are ..... A) Reflex. B) Voluntary. C) Autonomic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary. 10. Where is the brainstem located in relation to the cerebellum? A) Posterior to the cerebellum. B) Anterior to the cerebellum. C) Superior to the cerebellum. D) Inferior to the cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anterior to the cerebellum. 11. Which type of receptors are associated with body surface senses such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain? A) Exteroceptive receptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Interoceptive receptors. D) Proprioceptive receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exteroceptive receptors. 12. Nerve 2 A) Olfactory. B) Optic. C) Oculomotor Nerve. D) Trochlear Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic. 13. Which event in nerve impulse is when potassium rushes out of neruon after sodium rushes in; restates original configuration A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Resting Neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repolarization. 14. Fatty layer that insulates and covore the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron. A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Axon Terminal Button. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin Sheath. 15. What is the name of the cell which matches this description?-Involved in the immune response, serving to protect it against injury and disease. A) Microglia. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microglia. 16. The ..... is referred to as the communication centre of the brain. A) Amygdala. B) Callous body. C) Hypothalamus. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thalamus. 17. Thinking, learning, speaking A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 18. Which of the following is a correct representation of the stimulus-response model? A) Stimulus-receptor-coordinating system-effector-response. B) Stimulus-coordinating system-receptor-effector-response. C) Stimulus-coordinating system-receptor-response. D) Stimulus-coordinating system-effector-response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus-receptor-coordinating system-effector-response. 19. What controls balance? A) Cerebrum. B) Diencephalon. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 20. Which of these animals would have the smallest surface area to volume ratio? A) Elephant. B) Human. C) Mouse. 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