This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 680 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 680 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The meninges has 3 layers; dura mater, arachnoid, Pia mater. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Fight-or-flight situations are dominated by the A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Accessory Ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic Nervous System. 3. The consolidation of short-term memory into long-term memory appears to be a function of A) The substantia nigra. B) The hippocampus. C) The cerebral peduncles. D) The arcuate fasciculus. E) The precentral gyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hippocampus. 4. The amplitude of an action potential is not dependent on the amount of the current that produced it. Larger currents do no create large action potentials. This is referred to as: A) None-or-All Principle. B) All-or-None Principle. C) Wolff's Law. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All-or-None Principle. 5. Identify the name of the white insulating substance that often covers the axon of a neuron and helps speed up the conduction of the message A) MYELIN. B) NEUROTRANSMITTERS. C) Conclusion. D) VESICLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MYELIN. 6. A type of neurons transmit nerve impulses from the receptor to the central nervous system? A) Associative neuron. B) Motor neuron. C) Sensory neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neuron. 7. A function of this system is to act as a barrier against infection. A) Circulatory. B) Outgrowths. C) Muscular. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outgrowths. 8. What is the spinal chord? A) The main pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system. B) The part of our nervous system that gives the rest of the body structure. C) A series of bones that are made up of vertebrae and cartilage. D) A small organ that stretches from the brain to the base of the neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system. 9. An AChE inhibitor would A) Increase levels of ACh. B) Decrease levels of ACh. C) No change of ACh. D) Increase levels of AChE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase levels of ACh. 10. Includes the brain and the spinal cord A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 11. The nervous system is composed of cells, tissues, and organs. Which is a cell of the nervous system. A) Neuron. B) Ganglion. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 12. What is the long process of a neuron called? A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Neuroglia. D) Synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 13. Tetraplegia A) Paralysis of all four limbs. B) Paralysis of the lower part of the body and legs. C) Painful sensation in response to normal stimulation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paralysis of all four limbs. 14. Automatic responses to protect your body from harm A) Signals. B) Bones. C) Reflexes. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflexes. 15. A ..... is composed of overlapping thick and thin myofilaments and is the smallest unit that contracts A) Sarcolemma. B) Myofibril. C) Sarcomere. D) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarcomere. 16. This is at the end of a bone, cushions/tough A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 17. Photoreceptor that is extremely sensitive to all colors of light, but does not distinguish different colors A) Cones. B) Pupil. C) Retina. D) Rods. E) Sclera. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rods. 18. What are the two types of stimuli? A) External and internal stimuli. B) External and intermediate stimuli. C) Internal and extraterrestrial stimuli. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External and internal stimuli. 19. I. Control voluntary movementsII. Coordinate higher level thinking skills The above functions refers to A) Parietal lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal lobe. 20. You put your hand on a hot stove and pull it back by reflex. Which of the following is NOT included in this process? A) Sensory division. B) Cerebrum. C) Motor division. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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