This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 812 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 812 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... nerves send the message to the brain. A) Olfactory. B) Motor. C) Auditory. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory. 2. Anna is recovering from a fight with Arianne. Anna's breathing is slowing down, her pulse is slowing, and she is fatigued. What part of the nervous system is responsible for these changes? A) Cranial Nerves. B) Parasympathetic. C) Spinal nerves. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 3. What does NOT occur during overshoot? A) The charge drops below resting potential. B) The K+ channels start to close. C) The Na+ channels have been closed. D) The Na+ channels open. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Na+ channels open. 4. Receive impulse from the CNS Send impulse to the effector (muscles and glands) The above functions refer to A) Afferent / sensory neuron. B) Efferent / motor neuron. C) Effector. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efferent / motor neuron. 5. These are the lobes of the cerebrum that are found on the sides of the brain. A) Temporal. B) Frontal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal. 6. Alzheimer's disease and dementia are the same thing A) Fact. B) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myth. 7. In resting potential, neurons have more ..... on the inside of the cell membrane. A) NaCl. B) Na+. C) K+. D) Cl-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) K+. 8. This disease is caused by a parasite, carried by the tsetse fly which attacks the nervous system. A) Sleeping sickness. B) Brain Tumor. C) Rabies. D) Polio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeping sickness. 9. How do neurotransmitters travel? A) Through enzymes. B) Through hormones. C) Through electrical signals. D) Through diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through diffusion. 10. The location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell A) Conclusion. B) Neurotransmitter. C) Meninges. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 11. Which brain part below is most likely damaged if a patient is unable to regulate body temperature properly? A) Limbic system. B) Hypothalamus. C) Primary somatosensory area. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 12. The largest part of our brain is ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 13. Area of the retina which contains no photoreceptors and is located over the optic nerve A) Central pit. B) Blind spot. C) Pupil. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blind spot. 14. Which of the following is NOT associated with the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system A) Digesting. B) Resting. C) Energy conservation. D) Emergency action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emergency action. 15. T/F Pacinian corpuscles are deep in the skin, as Meissner corpuscles are superficial/close to the surface. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which tupe of digestion breaks down the small pieces of food into small molecules? A) Chemical digestion. B) Peristalsis. C) Absorption. D) Mechanical digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical digestion. 17. The portion of the brain primarily responsible for sleep and wake cycles and alertness is the A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Midbrain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midbrain. 18. Which part of the brain is most important to your recall of information for success on this test? A) Cerebellum. B) Thalamus. C) Medulla. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum. 19. Which is our body's first line of protection from harmful things in our environment. A) CNS. B) PNS. C) ANS. D) CSF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 20. The ..... separates the axon terminal from the dendrites of the adjacent cell A) Synaptic cleft. B) Conclusion. C) Axon terminal. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic cleft. ← 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