This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 679 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 679 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of receptor senses PAIN? A) Thermoreceptor. B) Nociceptor. C) Mechanoreceptor. D) Panoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nociceptor. 2. Which technique destroys tissue using extreme cold? A) Cryectomy. B) Cryosurgery. C) Cryogenics. D) Cryoextraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cryosurgery. 3. Which of the following is not a symptom of a concussion? A) Confusion. B) Dizziness. C) Diarrhea. D) Headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diarrhea. 4. What is the ultimate control center of the body that oversees all communication among the organ systems? A) The heart. B) The liver. C) The brain. D) The lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain. 5. Neurology refers to a specialist in the study of the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. The spinal cord exits the skull through the A) Hilus. B) A large hole. C) External spinal meatus. D) Obturator foramen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large hole. 7. The restoration of the negative charge on the inside of the membrane that occurs immediately after an action potential; membrane becomes impermeable to Na+ ions and K+ ions diffuse out A) Repolarization. B) Proprioceptors. C) Sodium-potassium pump. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repolarization. 8. Neurons consist of a cell body, axons, and ....., which receive information A) Conclusion. B) Axon terminals. C) Dendrites. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 9. How many bones inside the ear transfer the vibration of the eardrum to the inner ear? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 10. What covers the bones A) Ligament. B) Muscles. C) Cartilage. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 11. Sensory neurons have A) Long axon, short dendrites. B) Long dendrites, short axon. C) Short axon, short dendrites. D) Long axon, long dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long dendrites, short axon. 12. What causes the release of neurotransmitters into the cleft? A) An action potential reaches the terminal. B) Ligand gated ion channels open. C) Excititory neurotransmitters bind to ligand gated ion channels. D) An action potential on the post synaptic neuron triggers nearby voltage gated ion channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An action potential reaches the terminal. 13. Someone who is "right-brained" is considered to be more ..... A) Logical. B) Creative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creative. 14. Which lobe of the brain is called as the 'Home of the limbic system structures including the amygdala, and hippocampus': A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 15. The part of a neuron that covers and insulates the axon: A) Soma. B) Reflex. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin Sheath. 16. Heart rate is controlled by the brain. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. Which of the following activities is primarily regulated by the parasympathetic nervous system? A) Slowing heart rate during exercise. B) Dilating blood vessels in response to stress. C) Constricting airways during a panic attack. D) Dilating/enlarges the pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slowing heart rate during exercise. 18. What does a bundle of fascicles best describe? A) Muscle fiber. B) Muscle tissue. C) Myofibril. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle tissue. 19. The spinal cord is a long tube of nervous tissue protected by your vertebrae that does what? A) Filters waste products from the blood. B) Stores nutrients for the body. C) Produces hormones for the endocrine system. D) Transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body. 20. The Nodes of Ranvier exist because ..... A) It speeds up the message sent along the axon. B) Schwann cells aren't large enough to cover the whole axon. C) The neurons get damaged and gaps form. D) It's a side effect of the way the neuron is developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It speeds up the message sent along the axon. ← 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