This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 870 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 870 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The visual area in the cerebral cortex is located: A) In the occipital lobe. B) In the temporal lobe. C) In the auditory zone. D) In the parietal lobe. E) In the frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the occipital lobe. 2. What is the purpose of dendrites? A) Main receptor of signals. B) Synapse creator. C) Protects the neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main receptor of signals. 3. Which ions move into neurons during the action potential? A) Potassium. B) Calcium. C) Sodium. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium. 4. The neuroglia that produce myelin in the CNS A) Schwann cells. B) Myelin. C) Neurilemma. D) Nodes of Ranvier. E) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Oligodendrocytes. 5. What term is used to name the ear bones as a group? A) Ossicles. B) Cochlea. C) Tympanic bones. D) Auditory bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossicles. 6. Which region of the brain is responsible for balance and fine motor skills? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 7. David's heart is beating rapidly, his pupils are dilated, and his mouth is dry. This response was triggered by which division of his nervous system? A) Central nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic nervous system. 8. The nerves are made up tiny cells called A) Blood. B) Brain. C) Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 9. The ..... hemisphere is primarily responsible for creative thought, and the ..... hemisphere is primarily responsible for logical thought. A) Left; Right. B) Northern; Southern. C) Right; Left. D) Southern; Northern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right; Left. 10. Which of the following organs is not a part of the human nervous system? A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humerus. 11. Coordinates voluntary muscle movement (running, hitting, jumping) A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 12. Which of the following have a single dendrite and axon and are found in the sensory organs A) Multipolar Neurons. B) Unipolar Neurons. C) Bipolar Neurons. D) Polar Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bipolar Neurons. 13. A return of the membrane potential towards the resting membrane potential immediately the following depolarization is called ..... A) Repolarization. B) Summation. C) Depolarization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repolarization. 14. Nerves can be classified into: A) Sensory nerves and motor nerves. B) Sensitive nerves and motor stimuli. C) Nerves and stimuli. D) Stimuli and respond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves and motor nerves. 15. Long structure of a neuron, leading impulses away from the cell body. A) Nerve. B) Response. C) Conclusion. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 16. What is another name for a sensory neuron? A) They will bring. B) Afferent. C) Motor. D) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afferent. 17. What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)? A) Axons. B) Sensory receptors. C) Spinal cord. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 18. Which type of cell forms the blood brain barrier A) Ependymal. B) Neurolemmocyte. C) Oligodendrocyte. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astrocyte. 19. The ..... cell is circular in shape. A) Animal. B) Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animal. 20. What is a nerve impulse? A) A chemical signal that travels along the neuron. B) An electrical signal that travels along the neuron. C) A physical movement within the neuron. D) A static charge within the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An electrical signal that travels along the neuron. ← 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