This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 604 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 604 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Electrical synapses involve coupling of neurons by A) Synaptic clefts. B) Desmosomes. C) Gap junctions. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gap junctions. 2. Our Somatic Nervous System regulates which type of movements? A) Involuntary Movements. B) Voluntary Movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary Movements. 3. What is the correct order of biological organization from most simple to most complex? A) Tissue, cells, organs, systems. B) Organs, cells, tissues, systems. C) Cells, tissues, organs, systems. D) Systems, organs, tissues, cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cells, tissues, organs, systems. 4. On a graph, the dependent variable should be placed on which axis? A) Horizontal. B) Vertical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertical. 5. Nerves in your legs are called A) Spinal. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral. 6. The structure between the brain and body that contains motor and sensory nerve fibers: A) Spinal Cord. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Cord. 7. A persistent, severe burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve. A) Gastralgia. B) Anesthesia. C) Hyperesthesia. D) Causalgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Causalgia. 8. Portion of the nervous system under voluntary control A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 9. Weight of adult brain(approximate) A) 1 pound. B) 3 pounds. C) 5 pounds. D) 7 pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 pounds. 10. What statement about conjunctivitis is false? A) It is also called pink eye. B) It is not contagious. C) It is usually caused by a bacterium. D) It is characterized by redness and pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is not contagious. 11. What is the biggest part of brain? A) Cerebrum. B) Cell bell. C) Medulla. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 12. Another name for the nervous system is: A) The Digestive System. B) The Respiratory System. C) The Circulatory System. D) The Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Central Nervous System. 13. Inside of a single neuron, the impulse that is carried through it will be ..... A) A chemical impulse. B) An electrical impulse. C) A sensory/motor impulse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An electrical impulse. 14. The change in membrane potential from-70 mV to-55 mV is called A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Hyperpolarization. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. 15. External covering of the Schwann cell, outside the myelin sheath. A) Neurilemma. B) Conclusion. C) Cell Body. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurilemma. 16. An inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord. A) Electroencephalography. B) Meningitis. C) Causalgia. D) Myelography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meningitis. 17. Rectal bleeding A) Blood in the urine. B) Color together. C) Blood in the stool. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood in the stool. 18. The organs of the nervous system are primarily made up of ..... tissue A) Nervous. B) Muscle. C) Epithelial. D) Connective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous. 19. The structure residing deep inside of the brain that contains the thalamus and hypothalamus is the: A) Corpus Callosum. B) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diencephalon. 20. This is responsible for the voluntary, or conscious, activities of the body. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. ← 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