This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 704 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 704 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which protective mechanism blocks chemicals and harmful substances from entering brain tissue? A) Dendrite. B) Ganglia. C) Myeline sheath. D) Blood-brain barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood-brain barrier. 2. What is the shape of a neuron? A) Circle-sahped. B) Star-shaped. C) Square-shaped. D) Triangle-shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Star-shaped. 3. A neurotransmitter will have its effect when it A) Reaches an axon terminal. B) Binds to its receptor. C) Contacts a dendrite. D) Enters the synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Binds to its receptor. 4. . Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to speak is the: A) Longitudinal fissure. B) Gyrus. C) Central sulcus. D) Broca's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broca's area. 5. Animals with ..... do not have brains. A) Endoskeleton. B) Gills. C) Nerve cords. D) Nerve nets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve nets. 6. What does the axon of a neuron do? A) Transmits signals away from the cell body. B) Receives signals directly from other neurons. C) Insulates the dendrites. D) Protects glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transmits signals away from the cell body. 7. Myelinated axons A) White matter. B) Gray matter. C) Neurofibrils. D) Neurilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter. 8. ..... are sensory nerve terminals that occur chiefly in the muscles, tendons, joints, and internal ear. They give information about movements and the position of the body. A) Proprioceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Photoreceptors. D) Thermoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proprioceptors. 9. Type of neuron which tells muscles and organs what to do. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 10. When you find something salty, bitter, sour or sweet, you are naming A) Tastebuds. B) A particular chemical combination. C) Olfactory bulb. D) Sensory neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A particular chemical combination. 11. The tube-like structure, attached to the brain is/are known as- A) Veins. B) Oesophagus. C) Spinal cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 12. Which part of the brain is the small lobe located at the back of the brain that helps with balance and coordination? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 13. Destruction of nerve tissue A) Neuroma. B) Neurectomy. C) Neurolysis. D) Neurofibroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurolysis. 14. Speech movements of the tongue A) Hypoglossal. B) Trochealar. C) Olfactory. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypoglossal. 15. The function of thalamus is A) Control vomiting reflex. B) Pneumotaxic centre for breathing. C) Maintain consciousness. D) Regulate body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintain consciousness. 16. How is the function of arteries different from that of veins? A) Arteries carry red blood; veins carry blue blood. B) Arteries carry blood to the body cells; veins carry blood to the lungs. C) Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood to the heart. D) Arteries carry blood to the heart; veins carry blood away from the heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood to the heart. 17. Which neurone carries an electrical impulse from the CNS to a muscle or gland? A) Receptor. B) Motor neurone. C) Sensory neurone. D) Relay neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurone. 18. If your temporal lobe was damaged, what might happen to you? You would have trouble ..... A) Breathing. B) Processing speech. C) Remembering things. D) Controlling body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remembering things. 19. Personality, behavior, emotionsJudgment, planning, and problem solving are all controlled by which lobe of the brain? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe. 20. The ..... is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous system. A) Spinal Cord. B) Brain Stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Neural Tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Cord. ← 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