This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 585 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 585 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which statement about the sympathetic system drugs is not correct? A) Epinephrine is an endogenous catecholamine and used to treat anaphylaxis. B) Prazosin is a alpha-receptor antagonist and used primarily in men with concurrent hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. C) Propranolol is a B-receptor antagonist an id cannot be used for patients with asthma. D) Metoprolol is a B-receptor antagonist and provides a prophylactic effect for migraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metoprolol is a B-receptor antagonist and provides a prophylactic effect for migraine. 2. Cerebrospinal fluid helps by ..... A) Lubricating the nerves. B) Cushioning the brain and spinal cord. C) Providing oxygenated blood to the neurons. D) Carrying away nervous system waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cushioning the brain and spinal cord. 3. ..... is a short period of time after an action potential when a threshold stimulus will NOT trigger another action potential. A) Threshold period. B) Hyperpolarization. C) Excitatory period. D) Refractory period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refractory period. 4. In order to determine the relative density of touch receptors in any area of the body, we would use a two-point discrimination test. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. A cranial dural sinus contains which type of fluid? A) Arterial blood. B) Mucus. C) Venous blood. D) Pure cerebrospinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venous blood. 6. Describe "synapse": A) Gap or junction between 2 neurons. B) Stretching of collagen fibers and its rebound. C) The scraping of the opposable thumb against the 2nd digit. D) The area inside the cell body which houses the nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gap or junction between 2 neurons. 7. Which of the following cranial nerves serve both sensory and motor functions? A) Cranial nerve III, VII, XI, XII. B) Cranial nerve V, X, XI, XII. C) Cranial nerve III, V, VII, X. D) Cranial nerve V, VII, IX, X. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cranial nerve V, VII, IX, X. 8. This is the structure which connects the two hemispheres of the brain. A) Callous body. B) Brain stem. C) Reticular formation. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callous body. 9. People who develop shingles, once had which disease in childhood? A) Chicken pox. B) Measles. C) Skin cancer. D) Shingles is not associated with any other disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chicken pox. 10. Neurons are really? A) Big. B) Small. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small. 11. Your peripheral nervous system consists of A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Motor and sensory neurons. D) Brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor and sensory neurons. 12. What parts of the body belong to the peripheral nervous system? A) Brain, spinal cord, and nerves. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Spinal cord and nerves in the arms/legs. D) All of the nerves in the arms/legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the nerves in the arms/legs. 13. What is peripheral nervous system? A) It controls the activities of internal organs. B) The part of nervous system that is outside the central nervous system. C) A condition of emergency. D) Regulates key uncontrolled functions of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The part of nervous system that is outside the central nervous system. 14. Which neuron structure wraps tightly around the axon in layers composed of myelin? A) Dendrites. B) Axon. C) Schwann cells. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 15. Part of the brain responsible for sensory and cognative actions? A) Thalamus. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal Cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum. 16. Lobe that interprets touch and taste A) Occipital. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 17. Clouding, of the normally clear lens, in the eye. A) Alzheimer's disease. B) Spina bifida. C) Cataract. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cataract. 18. Your bones work with your ..... to allow you to move. A) Digestive system. B) Muscles. C) Bladder. D) Kidney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 19. Dendrites transmit signals A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. For- A) Near, beyond, beside. B) Below under. C) Bad, pain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near, beyond, beside. ← 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