This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 580 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 580 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inhibitory binding of NT's at a neuron-neuron chemical synapse causes ..... in a post-synaptic neuron A) Polarization. B) Depolarization. C) Repolarization. D) Hyperpolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperpolarization. 2. After sodium rushes into the cell from the sodium channel A) Hyperpolarization. B) Depolarization. C) Action Potential. D) Repolarization. E) Threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depolarization. 3. Your fight or flight response and your rest and digest response are under voluntary control A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What are the 2 parts of the human nervous system? A) Central, peripheral. B) Peripheral, brain. C) Brain, spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central, peripheral. 5. Which of the following are part of the Central Nervous System? A) Spinal cord and peripheral nerves. B) Brain and peripheral nerves. C) Brain and Spinal Cord. D) Brain Only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain and Spinal Cord. 6. Mechanoreceptors are located in or on A) Nose and tongue. B) Skin and ears. C) Eyes (retina). D) Skin. E) Throughout the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin and ears. 7. Membrane channel that uses ATP to actively transport Na+ and K+ ions to the original ionic state of the resting potential A) Depolarization. B) Proprioceptors. C) Sodium-potassium pump. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium-potassium pump. 8. Why is the overall charge of the cytosol negative in a resting neuron? A) Presence of Na ions. B) Presence of K ions. C) Presence of proteins and other anions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presence of proteins and other anions. 9. The opposing effects of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervoussystems help the body maintain ..... A) Homeostasis. B) Balance. C) Electrical charges. D) Nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homeostasis. 10. The signal sent through neurons A) Impulse. B) Voluntary response. C) Neuron signalling. D) Calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulse. 11. Depolarization is caused by A) Opening of potassium channels letting, potassium in. B) Opening of sodium channels, letting sodium in. C) Opening of calcium channels to let calcium in. D) There are a lot of ions responsible for depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opening of sodium channels, letting sodium in. 12. Warm Blooded means animals are ..... A) Ectotherm, homeotherm. B) Ectotherm, heterotherm. C) Endotherm, heterotherm. D) Endotherm, homeotherm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endotherm, homeotherm. 13. Which division of the autonomic nervous system functions under normal conditions, maintains necessary body functions, and conserves energy? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 14. A group of tissues together creates A) An organ. B) A cell. C) A nerve. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organ. 15. What are the branches of the autonomic nervous system? A) Peripheral nervous system and central nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system & parasympathetic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system & parasympathetic nervous system. 16. The central sulcus seperates the A) Cerebrum from the Cerebellum. B) Left hemisphere from the right hemisphere. C) Frontal lobe from the parietal lobe. D) Temporal lobe from the frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal lobe from the parietal lobe. 17. A chemical found in the synaptic vesicles which, when released, has an effect on the next cell is called a ..... A) Precursor cell. B) Conclusion. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Glial cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter. 18. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the association areas of the cortex? A) They are located in the left hemishere and associate input from the right hemisphere. B) They integrate information from different parts of the brain. C) They include the motor and sensory areas in each lobe. D) They are crucial for providing basic survival needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They integrate information from different parts of the brain. 19. K+ ions diffuse out to restore the negative charge on the inside of the membrane, an event known as A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Neurotransmission. D) All or none response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repolarization. 20. ..... are the main CELLS of the nervous system that send signals within the brain and between the brain and body. A) Nerves. B) Neurons. C) Nucleus. D) Electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. ← 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