This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 578 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 578 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What contains the nucleus of the neurone? A) Terminal button. B) Cell body. C) Axon hillock. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 2. Which tool is used to diagnose someone with multiple sclerosis? A) X-ray. B) Electrocardiogram. C) MRI. D) Urinalysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MRI. 3. Which is not one of the three functions of the nervous system? A) Sensory input. B) Integration. C) Movement. D) Motor output. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement. 4. A nociceptor is sensitive to A) Chemical substances. B) Physical stimuli:touch, pressure, sound waves, gravity. C) Light. D) Temperature change. E) Stimuli that cause pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Stimuli that cause pain. 5. Thinking of the pathway of an impulse from stimulus to response (not involving a reflex), how do the muscles get the message to move? A) Brain. B) Motor neuron. C) Sensory neuron. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neuron. 6. A coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses by bending hair cells A) Malleus. B) Incus. C) Stapes. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlea. 7. '8th' cranial nerve affects: A) Taste. B) Touch. C) Smell. D) Equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equilibrium. 8. Kylin knows that he can run, walk, swim, and crawl. He can get from one place to another. What part of the body is the BEST choice for transferring the information that tells his muscles how to get him from one place to another? A) Motor neuron. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. E) Neurochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neuron. 9. The highest point on a wave. A) Frequency. B) Compression. C) Trough. D) Crest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crest. 10. What is the function of cilia on ependymal cells? A) They provide structural support. B) They assist with the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. C) They produce myelin sheath. D) They protect against pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They assist with the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. 11. Consist of nerve fibers that send information to the central nervous system-control voluntary actions (running after the ball, turning the page in a book) A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic nervous system. 12. Your fingers have ..... sensory receptors than the skin on your knee. A) More. B) Fewer. C) The same number of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 13. What is represented by C? A) Axon. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Nucleus. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath. 14. Which part of the neuron transmits signals to other neurons or to muscles and glands? A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 15. Which of the following is/are example(s) of information processed by the parietal lobe? A) Temperature. B) Pressure. C) Pain. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Commonly called "sensory" nerves A) Afferent nerves. B) Efferent nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent nerves. 17. A patient is referred to a neurologist after complaining that he cannot see out of the right half of each eye. Which site is most likely affected by the lesion? A) Optic chiasma. B) Left optic tract. C) Right optic tract. D) Right lateral geniculate body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left optic tract. 18. The part of the brain responsible for processing sight A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 19. The bumps you can see when you look at your tongue in a mirror are called ..... A) Hair cells. B) Taste buds. C) Gustatory cells. D) Papillae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Papillae. 20. Glial cells that maintain the blood/brain barrier and hold neurons in place. A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. ← 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