This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 557 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 557 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct term for the specialised cells that detect changes in the external environment? A) Effectors. B) Co-ordination centres. C) Receptors. D) Detectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Receptors. 2. The meninges consist of A) The brain and spinal cord. B) Nerve tracts that run up and down the spinal cord. C) The membranes that delineate all of the major brain parts. D) The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater. 3. Which branch of the autonomic nervous system would increase the heart rate? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 4. -Takes charge of the complex brain fun actions, such as intelligence, memory, behaviour, and feelings. It is composed of the brain and spinal cord. A) 1.Central Nervous System. B) 2. Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.Central Nervous System. 5. What does the olfactory nerve do? A) It is the organ of smell. B) Sends information to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sends information to the brain. 6. What part of the nervous pathway sends electrical impulses to muscles or glands? A) Receptor. B) Sensory neurone. C) Response. D) Motor neurone. E) Relay neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor neurone. 7. Ethan, Mason, and Benjamin are studying the human nervous system. They are trying to identify which part is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Can you help them choose from the following options? A) Axons. B) Sensory receptors. C) Spinal cord. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 8. The taste hairs can distinguish between only five basic stimuli. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. How many axons do neurons have A) 90. B) 6. C) ∞. D) 17. E) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 1. 10. Sensory receptors that allow you to know where your body is without looking A) Hormones. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Stimuli. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proprioceptors. 11. Neurons are physically connected. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The increase in muscle tension that is produced by increasing the number of active motor units is called A) Recruitment. B) *complete tetanus. C) Incomplete tetanus. D) Wave summation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recruitment. 13. Glial cells that myelinate axons in the CNS. A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 14. Regions of the nervous system containing cell bodies of neurons with few or no myelinated axons; actually may be more pink or tan in color, but called gray in contrast to white matter. A) Gray Matter. B) Brain. C) Soma. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray Matter. 15. Which area of the brain is primarily associated with language comprehension? A) Auditory area. B) Visual area. C) Broca's area. D) Wernicke's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wernicke's area. 16. The Central Nervous System is composed of the brain and spinal cord. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. Which part of the brain enables the two halves of the cerebrum to communication? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Callous body. 18. Sketch/o A) Point of contact; to join. B) Split. C) Nerve root. D) Glue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split. 19. Which of the following does not have organelles? A) Dendrites. B) Axon. C) Axon hillock. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon hillock. 20. What kind of neuron carries signals to and from the sensory neurons to the motor neurons? A) Peripheral neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. ← 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