This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 888 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 888 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of mania and ..... A) Depression. B) Anxiety. C) Schizophrenia. D) Hallucinations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depression. 2. To aid in the transmission of an impulse, neurotransmitters are secreted A) Along an axon. B) By a dendrite. C) By a cyton. D) Into a synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into a synapse. 3. A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Neuron. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 4. What two neuroglial cells form myelin? A) Astrocytes and ependymal cells. B) Microglia and satellite cells. C) Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells. 5. Which one is a function of the temporal lobe? A) Memory. B) Vision. C) Emotions. D) Sense of touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Memory. 6. The part of the brain that controls balance, muscle coordination and muscle tone. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 7. Present throughout the body to detect changes in levels of chemicals such as carbon dioxide for respiration and calcium for muscle function A) Chemoreceptors. B) Thermoreceptors. C) Baroreceptors. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemoreceptors. 8. All of the nervous tissue outside of the central nervous system comprises the ..... nervous system. A) Peripheral. B) Central. C) Autonomic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral. 9. The central nervous sytem contains these organ(s) A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Brain, spinal cord and vertebrae. C) Skin, joints and muscles. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 10. Where do electrical signals first occur in the neuron? A) Axon Hillock. B) Dendrites. C) Nodes of Ranvier. D) Axon Terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 11. Animal cell of the Nervous System. A) Cerebellum. B) Brainstem. C) The Neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Neuron. 12. What is the part of the neuron that conducts or sends the impulse away from its cell body is called: A) Neurilemma. B) Schwann cell. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 13. The body's ability to maintain stability and constancy is referred to as ..... A) Homeostasis. B) Homostasis. C) Hemostasis. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homeostasis. 14. Encephalitis is a condition in which, for some reason, the ..... is experiencing inflammation. A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Meninges. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 15. The left hemisphere controls the body's left side, and the right hemisphere controls the body's right side A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What is the name of the cells that keep neurons healthy A) White Blood Cells. B) Neurons. C) Cleaning Cells. D) Gila. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gila. 17. What neurotransmitter is responsible for pleasure? A) Serotonin. B) Dopamine. C) GABA. D) Glycine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dopamine. 18. Glial cells that maintain the cerebral spinal fluid in the CNS. A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells. 19. Abducting A) Abducts arm. B) Elevates shoulders. C) Moves eye away from nose. D) Constricts the pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moves eye away from nose. 20. Which of the following receptors is primarily used during high light situations? A) Ganglion cells. B) Rods. C) Cones. D) Support cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cones. ← 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