This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 780 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 780 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the 3 common characteristics of neurons? A) Cell body, synapse, axon. B) Dendrites, axon, threshold. C) Synapse, stimuli, threshold. D) Cell body, dendrites, axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell body, dendrites, axon. 2. What is the important structure between the brain and the body called? A) Spinal Cord. B) Brain Stem. C) Nervous Tissue. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Cord. 3. The "control center" of the body A) Brain. B) Sensory organs. C) Axon. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 4. Which term is used to describe involuntary, sudden, and unpredictable muscle contractions or spasms often associated with certain neurological conditions? A) Atrophy. B) Chorea. C) Paresthesia. D) Aphasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chorea. 5. This has large blood vessels to nourish the eye and has melanin to prevent backscattering of light. A) Ciliary body. B) Iris. C) Retina. D) Choroid coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Choroid coat. 6. Sensory nerves carry messages to and from the skin and other ..... A) Sense organs. B) Cells. C) Tissues. D) Cell membranes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sense organs. 7. What is the function of the optic disc in the retina? A) Contains light-sensitive cells called rods and cones. B) Contains structures for hearing. C) Stimulates an impulse along nerve fibers leaving the nasal cavity. D) Where nerve fibers leave the retina and converge to become the optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where nerve fibers leave the retina and converge to become the optic nerve. 8. Transmit information from the CNS to muscles, organs, and glands. Also called efferent nerves. A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Mixed nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 9. Where are the neurotransmitters stored? A) In vesicles. B) In the nucleus. C) In the mitochondria. D) Floating in the nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In vesicles. 10. A group of organs that work together is called an ..... A) Organism. B) Organ. C) Organ system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organ system. 11. Which is NOT a part of the brain? A) Fragile. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragile. 12. Which of the following is a connective tissue? A) Connector neurons. B) Neuroglial cells. C) Motor and sensory neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroglial cells. 13. A signal sent by the nervous system A) Peripheral. B) Neuron. C) Neural. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impulse. 14. ..... slides inward during muscle contraction. A) Actin. B) Myosin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actin. 15. Which division of the nervous system coordinates information received from the body and decides on a response? A) Central nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 16. Which of the following is known to produce a sense of feeling good? A) Dopamine. B) Histamine. C) Substance P. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dopamine. 17. This joint moves in all directions A) Hinge Joint. B) Ball and Socket Joint. C) Gliding Joint. D) Pivot Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and Socket Joint. 18. Body movements, reasoning, judgment and emotions A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 19. Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors A) Motor (efferent) division. B) Sensory (afferent) division. C) Peripheral nervous system (PNS). D) Central nervous system (CNS). E) Autonomic nervous system (ANS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory (afferent) division. 20. The enlarged end of the neuron, which contains Ach for muscle contraction: A) Synaptic Cleft. B) Schwann Cells. C) Axon Terminal. D) Myelin Sheath. E) Dendrite Connector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon Terminal. ← 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