This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 818 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 818 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The outermost meninges layer is a thick, tough membrane called teh A) Dura mater. B) Arachnoid. C) Pia mater. D) Subarachnoid layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dura mater. 2. Name the part of the ear visible from the outside? A) Inner ear. B) External ear. C) Middle ear. D) Eardrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External ear. 3. Which Cranial Nerve is called the Vestibulocochlear Nerve? A) VII. B) VIII. C) IX. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VIII. 4. The scan that takes x rays of every different cross section of the brain to enable doctors to precisely locate abnormalities is the A) CT. B) MRI. C) PET. D) FMRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CT. 5. Sensory Neurons are also known as ..... neurons transmit stimuli to the CNS and Motor Neurons are also known as ..... neurons in response to the stimuli transmit signals from the CNS to the body allowing us to perform voluntary body movements and sometimes reflex movements. A) Afferent and Efferent. B) Efferent and Afferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent and Efferent. 6. Contains rod and cone cells that convert light energy into nerve impulses A) Cones. B) Pupil. C) Retina. D) Rods. E) Sclera. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retina. 7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have? A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 8. What is the tube of nerves that runs through the backbone? A) Spinal cord. B) Veins. C) Muscles. D) Chambers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 9. What type of nervous message is carried along neurons? A) Chemical. B) Electrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical. 10. Fluid filled cavities in the brain A) Longitudinal fissures. B) Transverse fissures. C) Ventricles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ventricles. 11. We should clean the nose by putting any object inside it. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 12. Brain region that maintains balance A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Axon. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 13. The suffix in dysphagia means: A) Speech. B) Swallowing. C) Positive deviation. D) Sensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech. 14. This lobe is responsible for thinking, reasoning, parts of speech and movement, emotions and problem solving. A) Occipital Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Parietal Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal Lobe. 15. Microglia eliminate cell debris through phagocytosis. Satellite cells regulate nutrient and neurotransmitter levels. A) Both statements true. B) First statement true, second statement false. C) First statement false, second statement true. D) Both statements false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both statements true. 16. During which step in nerve impulse transmission does the inside of the cell membrane first become positively charged? A) Repolarization. B) Refractory period. C) Depolarization. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depolarization. 17. The portion of the brain bridges the gap between the hemispheres of the cerebral cortex. A) Pineal Gland. B) Cerebellum. C) A calloused body. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A calloused body. 18. Digesting food is controlled by ..... ? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 19. The ..... is responsible for receiving information from the pre synaptic neuron A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Axon terminal. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 20. Definition:also called the soma, is the spherical part of the neuron that contains the nucleus. A) Cell Membrane. B) Axon. C) Cell Body. D) Axon Terminals tagsneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell Body. ← 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