This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 587 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 587 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of sensory receptor responds to touch, pressure, or distortion of your skin? A) Thermoreceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Photoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors. 2. It is the number of species that dwells in aparticular location A) Species evenness. B) Speciesabundance. C) Species diversity. D) Species richness . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Species richness . 3. An action potential consists of multiple steps-the first two parts are ..... (when the Na+ moves into the cell changing the cell to positive) and ..... (when the K+ moves out of the cell changing the cell back to negative) A) Hyperpolarization, depolarization. B) Hyperpolarization, impulse. C) Repolarization, depolarization. D) Depolarization, repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depolarization, repolarization. 4. What drug helps to deliver levodopa to the brain? A) Levodopa. B) Carbidopa. C) Dopamine. D) Epinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbidopa. 5. Equalizes air pressure. A) Eustachian tube. B) Cochlea. C) External auditory canal. D) Semicircular canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eustachian tube. 6. The main system that controls the body and communication; includes the brain, spinal cord, sensory organs, and all of the nerves that connect organs to the rest of the body. A) Nervous System. B) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous System. 7. Uppermost portion of the diencephalon that regulates the sleep cycle by producing melatonin via the pineal gland. A) Callous body. B) Epithelium. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithelium. 8. In the synaptic clef, the nerve that sends the message is known as the A) Presynaptic nerve. B) Sending nerve. C) Post synaptic nerve. D) Receiving nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presynaptic nerve. 9. Involuntary muscles..... A) Help your body move. B) Are skeletal muscles. C) Are under your control. D) Are not under your control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are not under your control. 10. Internal blockage or rupture of the blood vessels in brain A) Stroke. B) Concussion. C) Tetanus. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stroke. 11. For which of the following activities is the parasympathetic nervous system generally responsible? A) Resting and digesting. B) Sweating and dilating pupils. C) Fight or flight response. D) Vigorous physical activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resting and digesting. 12. Which of the following is part of the central nervous system (CNS) A) Cranial Nerves. B) Photoreceptors. C) Cerebellum. D) Motor Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 13. The knee jerk response is an example of ..... A) Reflex arc, unconscious response. Not including the brain, spine only. B) Conscious response, involving the brain. C) Non of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex arc, unconscious response. Not including the brain, spine only. 14. Connected to your sensory organs, they pass along information. A) The Nerves. B) The Spinal Cord. C) The Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Nerves. 15. The group of nerves in your back is the ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Backbone. C) Skull. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 16. Meningitis is a disease resulting from an infection of ..... A) Neurons in the brain. B) Cells that produce cerebrospinal fluid. C) Connective tissue around the brain. D) Red blood cells passing through the blood brain barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connective tissue around the brain. 17. Which best describes myelin? A) It is a neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction. B) It is a protein that builds the axon. C) It is a fat that speeds the message along the axon. D) It is a fat that helps the neuron "hear" messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a fat that speeds the message along the axon. 18. The group of chemicals used to transmit a nerve signal across a synapse are called? A) Ions. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Dopamine. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitters. 19. When a muscle contracts, it ..... A) Gets longer. B) Gets shorter. C) Gets thinner. D) Grows hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gets shorter. 20. Choose the correct order in which the meninges appear-from outside-in perspective A) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. B) Dura mater, arachnae mater, pia mater. C) Dura mater, arachenoid, pia mater. D) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. 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