This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 638 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 638 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Irritability A) Ability to respond to a stimulus and convert it to a nerve impulse. B) Ability to transmit the impulse to other neurons, muscles, or glands. C) Process of delivering message to muscles and glands. D) Process of delivering a message from sensory organs to the central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability to respond to a stimulus and convert it to a nerve impulse. 2. Which part of the brain provides feedback on the position of the body in space? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 3. What are the biochemical nature and function of the myelin sheath? A) The myelin sheath is mainly protein which allows growth of the axon. B) The myelin sheath is mainly protein which acts as membrane carriers. C) The myelin sheath is mainly lipid which allows saltatory conduction. D) The myelin sheath is mainly lipid which provides an energy source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The myelin sheath is mainly lipid which allows saltatory conduction. 4. Autonomic or not? Central nervous system regulates your temperature A) Autonomic. B) Not autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 5. The gap between two communicating neurons is formed A) Synaptic cleft. B) Node of Ranvier. C) Effector. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic cleft. 6. The ..... cells are ..... that provide structural support and nutrients to the cells that conduct impulses. A) Neuron; nervous system cells. B) Ependymal; neurons. C) Astrocytrocytes; neuroglial cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocytrocytes; neuroglial cells. 7. Which layer of the skin is made up of fatty tissue? A) Epidermis. B) Dermis. C) Hypodermis. D) Hyperdermis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypodermis. 8. If you reach out with your left hand for a pencil, the impulses that tell you to do so come from A) The right side of the cerebrum. B) The left side of the cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The right side of the cerebrum. 9. Which lobe:THINKING A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 10. There are ..... nerve cells in the brain. A) 100 billion. B) 110 billion. C) 111 billion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100 billion. 11. What is very important and is the extension of the brain which is the main link between the brain and the body that is made up of thhe gray matter, which contains the bodies of nerve cells, and white matter, which contains the nerve fibers? A) Spinal chord. B) Spinal cord. C) Spine chord. D) Spine cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 12. The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information A) Tastebuds. B) Retina. C) Rods. D) Cones. E) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retina. 13. A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the cell body is a/an ..... A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Neuron. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 14. Nerve cells that communicate between the central and peripheral nervous system are known as: A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Neuroglial cells. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interneurons. 15. Nerves that enable communication between the right and left cerebral hemispheres. A) Callous body. B) Cerebral hemispheres. C) Biological clock. D) Wires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callous body. 16. What type of waves does the brain exhibit when it is fully awake and engaged? A) Alpha. B) Beta. C) Delta. D) Gamma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beta. 17. The light enters through you ....., and goes through your eye lens. A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Lens. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 18. What is the function of the Cerebellum in the brain? A) It is responsible for higher cognitive functions. B) It maintains posture and balance. C) It controls involuntary actions like heartbeat and breathing. D) It processes visual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It maintains posture and balance. 19. Damage to which lobe causes difficulty naming objects, writing words, reading, drawing, doing math, and difficulty distinguishing L & R and poor visual perception? A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 20. When sound enters our ear, the eardrum ..... A) Vibrates. B) Recognises the sound. C) Dances. D) None of above. 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