This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 728 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 728 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is the talking part:it sends messages out from the cell body. A) Cell body. B) Dendrites. C) Axons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axons. 2. This portion of the forebrain is the main center for control of the internal environment. A) Cerebellum. B) Thalamus. C) Limbic system. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 3. Which is not a shape of a neuron ..... A) Multipolar. B) Unipolar. C) Bipolar. D) Quadrapolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quadrapolar. 4. Spider spinning a web to catch food. A) Learned Behavior. B) Instinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instinct. 5. CSF analysis A) Record of the electrical activity in the brain. B) Chemical test, cell counts, cultures, and smears of fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. C) X-ray image of blood vessels in the brain after injection of contrast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical test, cell counts, cultures, and smears of fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. 6. This joint opens and closes in one direction. A) Hinge Joint. B) Ball and Socket Joint. C) Gliding Joint. D) Pivot Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge Joint. 7. What is another name for the upper part of the throat? A) Bronchioles. B) Pharynx. C) Larynx. D) Alveoli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pharynx. 8. Since the exoskeleton limits the growth of arthropods, they have to shed their exoskeletons and form a new one. This is called ..... A) Defecating. B) Molting. C) Morphing. D) Excreting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Molting. 9. What is X? A) Spinal cord. B) Stimulus. C) Backbone. D) Rib cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 10. The layers of the brain create a selective permibility preventing some medications from affecting brain function? A) Mengies. B) Frontal lobe. C) Hippocampus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mengies. 11. Division of the nervous system that carries signals from the organs: A) Visceral. B) Sensory. C) Respiratory. D) Afferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visceral. 12. The thalamus, hypothalamus, and hippocampus are part of the ..... A) Hindbrain. B) Limbic System. C) Brainstem. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limbic System. 13. The portion of the brain that controls heart rate and breathing is: A) The cerebrum. B) The cerebellum. C) The brainstem. D) The thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brainstem. 14. Which of the following effects are mediated by the sympathetic nervous system? A) Pupil constriction. B) Increased heart rate. C) Bladder contraction. D) Decreased lung capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased heart rate. 15. Which statement best describes a reflex? A) A reflex is voluntary. B) A reflex is involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A reflex is involuntary. 16. Branches of the cell body that collect information A) Axons. B) Dendrites. C) Ganglia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 17. One of the most common neurotransmitters in both invertebrates and vertebrates A) Acetylocholine. B) Temporal summation. C) Synaptic cleft. D) EPSPs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetylocholine. 18. Which term matches the following definition. Definition:Parts of the nervous system that sends an electrical signal through your sensory neurons to the control centre. This part of the nervous system "senses" . A) Sensory Receptors. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Effectors. D) Motor Neurons. E) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Receptors. 19. Outermost covering of the brain, composed of tough fibrous connective tissue: A) Pia Mater. B) Dura Mater. C) Arachnoid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura Mater. 20. Which channels are necessary for generating action potentials A) Na leak channels. B) K leak channels. C) Voltage gated Na channels. D) Chemically gated K channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voltage gated Na channels. ← 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