This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 803 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 803 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. About how many brain cells does a baby lose before it's born? A) About half. B) Over 12387283268193. C) About three quarters. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About half. 2. A receptor is ..... A) A response to change. B) Your senses. C) A structure that detects a change in the body. D) Part of your brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A structure that detects a change in the body. 3. It is a progressive brain disorder that affects memory, thinking, and behavior; is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. It typically begins with mild memory loss and progresses to severe cognitive impairment. A) Alzheimer. B) Huntington. C) Bell's palsy. D) Parkinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alzheimer. 4. Where does chemical messaging occur in the nervous system? A) Conclusion. B) Neuromuscular junction. C) Axon. D) Neuroglandular junction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 5. The extra layer in a cow eye that helps with night vision is called the ..... A) Sclera. B) Retina. C) Choroid. D) Bright carpet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bright carpet. 6. Membrane covering the brain A) Choroid plexus. B) Meninges. C) Aqueduct. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 7. What is a rapid automatic response to a stimuli? A) Action potential. B) Refractory period. C) Reflex. D) Resting potential. E) Conduction velocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 8. Which description shows the correct relationship between a nerurone, neurotransmitter and a synapse? A) A synapse is a gap between two neurones that is crossed by a neurotransmitter. B) A neurotransmitter is a gap between two neurones that is crossed by a synapse. C) A neurone is a gap between two synapses that is crossed by a neurotransmitter. D) A neurotransmitter is a gap between two neurones that is crossed by a synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A synapse is a gap between two neurones that is crossed by a neurotransmitter. 9. During polarization, large proteins that are negatively charged are present in the ..... fluid. A) Outercellular. B) Extracellular. C) Intercellular. D) Intracellular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intracellular. 10. Higher thought processes for learning and memory are primarily in the ..... A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 11. Which part of the ear collects the sound A) External ear. B) Middle ear. C) Eardrum. D) Inner ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eardrum. 12. What task would be difficult if your knee joints did not work? A) Running. B) Throwing. C) Eating. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 13. If a subthreshold value is reached on an axon membrane, an action potential ..... A) Will occur. B) Will not occur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will not occur. 14. Located in the core of the spine A) Mi. B) The spinal cord. C) Nerves from the brain. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spinal cord. 15. Regulates motor control & temperature A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Midbrain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midbrain. 16. All of the following are ossicles except which one? A) Malleus. B) Incus. C) Staples. D) Stapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Staples. 17. Links the central nervous system and endocrine system A) Corpus Callosum. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 18. Which lobe:VISION A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital. 19. Red wine, aged cheese, and chocolate have been proven to provoke a ..... attack. A) Migraine. B) Pancreatic. C) Hepatic. D) Gastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migraine. 20. The ..... lobe of the brain is responsible for reasoning and planning. A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. ← 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