This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 635 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 635 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These are short branch like extensions that receive signals A) Myelin Sheath. B) Axons. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 2. Which of the following in NOT a type of neuroglia? A) Astrocyte. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Neuron. D) Microglial cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 3. Which of the following is NOT a type of nerve cell? A) Sensory. B) Interneuron. C) Auxiliary. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auxiliary. 4. Given the steps shown below, which of the following is the correct transmission sequence at a chemical synapse? 1. Neurotransmitter binds with receptor 2. Sodium ions rush into neuron's cytoplasm 3. Action potential depolarizes the presynaptic membrane 4. Ion channel opens to allow particular ion to enter cell 5. Synaptic vesicles release neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft A) 4-3-1-2-5. B) 2-3-5-4-1. C) 1-2-3-4-5. D) 3-2-5-1-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3-2-5-1-4. 5. -graphy A) Burning, burn, heat. B) Pertaining to the mind. C) Instrument for recording. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instrument for recording. 6. How do you stay healthy? Do ..... A) Water. B) Dogs. C) Exercise. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exercise. 7. The nervous system has ..... parts: A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 8. Which of the following comprise the central nervous system A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Visceral and somatic nerves. C) Pain and pressure receptors. D) Sensory and motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 9. A bundle of axons in the peripheral nervous system A) Nerve. B) Reflex arc. C) Sensory nerve. D) Sensory receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve. 10. Which of the following is a characteristic of neurons? A) Extreme longevity. B) Amitotic (doesn't undergo cell division). C) High metabolic rate. D) All of these are characteristics of neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are characteristics of neurons. 11. Smooth muscle is located where? A) Heart. B) Bones. C) Toes. D) Internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internal organs. 12. The system that receives information from your environment and controls how you react to it is the ..... A) Nervous system. B) Respiratory system. C) Skeletal system. D) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous system. 13. Recieves, stores and process information A) Brain. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 14. What is not a structure of the nervous system? A) Alveoli. B) Brain. C) Neuron. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alveoli. 15. Process of gathering sensory information from the inside or outside environment. A) Sensory Input. B) Motor Output. C) Integration. D) Electrical Impulse. E) Effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Input. 16. An action potential is ..... in nature, with the inside of the neuron being more ..... A) Chemical, negative. B) Electrical, negative. C) Chemical, positive. D) Electrical, positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical, negative. 17. What receptors detect soundwaves that enter the ear? A) Chemoreceptors. B) Ear Buds. C) Touch Receptors. D) Auditory Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auditory Receptors. 18. Myelinating cells found in the CNS that can myelinate more than 1 axon. A) Satellite cells. B) Microglia. C) Astrocytes. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 19. This part of the brain is where are new memories are formed. A) Amygdala. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hippocampus. 20. True or False:Left half controls the left and the right half controls the right A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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