This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the two main components of the peripheral nervous system? A) The sensory and motor neurons. B) The sympathetic nervous system and the spinal cord. C) The brain and spinal cord. D) The parasympathetic nervous system and and senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sensory and motor neurons. 2. Small cellular processes that receive input A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Conclusion. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 3. The Central Nervous System is almost all ..... A) Unpolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) Unipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multipolar. 4. Once an action potential is triggered, the first major chemical change is A) A reversal of the membrane polarity, with the interior of the cell becoming positive. B) An increase in the negative charges inside the neuron. C) A sudden impermeability of the membrane to the transport of ions. D) A sudden rush of potassium into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A reversal of the membrane polarity, with the interior of the cell becoming positive. 5. Another name for a nerve cell A) Reflex. B) Gland. C) Medulla. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 6. This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing A) Resting Potential. B) Action Potential. C) Threshold. D) Refractory Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action Potential. 7. A stimulus is a change that occurs in the environment that affects some aspects of an organism-such as hearing something, seeing something, a change in temperature, etc? A) False. B) True. C) Frog. D) Zipper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. Which organ system includes the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves? A) Circulatory System. B) Respiratory System. C) Nervous System. D) Digestive System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous System. 9. The parts of the body that carry out the responses are called: A) Effector. B) Receptor. C) Coordination centre/coordinator. D) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effector. 10. Small phagocytic cells that eat damaged cells A) Astrocytes. B) Satellite cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Microglia. E) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Microglia. 11. This part of the brain contains the info that makes us who we are:intelligence, personality, emotion, speech, and ability to feel and and move A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 12. What is the percentage of brain weight in total body weight? A) 2%. B) 20%. C) 80%. D) 4%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2%. 13. Tim was playing football and took a hit to the head. During evaluation, he notices he cannot see out of his left eye. Which nerve has been damaged? A) Oculomotor. B) Abducting. C) Trochlear. D) Optic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trochlear. 14. A nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs is: A) Sensory Neurons. B) Neurons. C) Motor Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor Neurons. 15. How many segments does the spinal cord consist of? A) 31. B) 40. C) 25. D) 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 31. 16. Responds to information received from the outside environment and inside your body. For example, touching a hot stove is a stimulus. A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Stimulus. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 17. Autonomic nervous system, flight or fight A) FAF. B) ANS. C) ANF. D) AS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ANS. 18. Which neurotransmitter is released by the parasympathetic nervous system? A) Acetylcholine (ACh). B) Norepinephrine (NE). C) Serotonin. D) Dopamine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetylcholine (ACh). 19. The lobe colored blue A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 20. Thinking takes place in the A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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