This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 88 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 88 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mukucha's heart is beating rapidly, his pupils are dialated, and his mouth is dry. This response was triggered by which specific division of his nervous system? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Afferent. E) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 2. A difference in the number of charged particles between two sides of the membrane forms a(n) ..... A) Sodium gradient. B) Chemical gradient. C) Electrical gradient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical gradient. 3. Responsible for relaying sensation from the body to the central nervous system A) Afferent nerves. B) Efferent nerves. C) Axial. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent nerves. 4. These cells protect neuron cell bodies in the PNS A) Satellite cells. B) Schwann cells. C) Microglia. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satellite cells. 5. In the term hyper/sthen/ia, sthen means (a) A) A strength. B) Paralysis. C) Feeling. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A strength. 6. ..... are the messengers of our body. A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Spinal Cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 7. The point at which an impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another cell is the ..... A) Conclusion. B) Collateral branch. C) Receptor. D) Outflux. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 8. What are the senses that the nervous system receives messages from? (mark all that apply) A) Vision and Hearing. B) Smell and Taste. C) Touch. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. What type of neuroglia cell is found in the CNS and provides multiple layers of myelin sheaths? A) Microglial. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocytes. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 10. The (a) part of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the fight or flight response A) A sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Peripheral tagsB.LS1.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sympathetic. 11. Part of the brain that is responsible for all things homeostasis-thirst, hunger, blood pressure, body temperature, and glandular secretions A) Hypothalamus. B) Pituitary gland. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 12. Neurons can be classified into ..... types according to the direction in which an impulse travels A) Three. B) Two. C) One. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 13. Mark the following statement if it is part of the PNS or CNS.acts as the control center for your body A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 14. Which is flexible A) Spine. B) Spinal cord. C) Both. D) Non of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spine. 15. Once the impulse "jumps" across the synapse through a neurotransmitter, to the dendrite of the next neuron ..... What happens next? A) A sensory neuron collects an impulse. B) The impulse jumps across the synapse. C) A new impulse is sent back through interneurons. D) The impulse continues to travel through the interneurons to the brain. (For a reflex, it just goes to the spinal cord.). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The impulse continues to travel through the interneurons to the brain. (For a reflex, it just goes to the spinal cord.). 16. These nerves arise from the brainstem: A) Spinal nerves. B) Cranial Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranial Nerves. 17. The nerves that are found outside the brain and spinal cord are a part of the A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 18. What does the brain stem connect? A) The main control center. B) The brain and the spinal cord. C) The brain sends a response. D) The main highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brain and the spinal cord. 19. Which among cranial nerves are mixed nerves that supply parasympathetic to viscera of thorax and abdomen? A) Vagus Nerves. B) Trigeminal Nerves. C) Accessory Nerves. D) Abducens Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagus Nerves. 20. The brain controls the reflex actions ..... A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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