This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 900 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 900 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Usually receives information and transmits it to the cell body A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Collateral axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrite. 2. The importance of the myelin sheath in the nervous system is that it allows nerve impulses to move. A) The right direction. B) Faster. C) Slow down. D) It is an insulator and does not allow current to pass through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faster. 3. Information enters the neuron through the ..... A) Dendrites. B) Cell body. C) Axon terminals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 4. Which layer of the eye contains light-sensitive cells called rods and cones? A) Sclera. B) Retina. C) Choroid. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retina. 5. Small grooves in the brain are called A) Gyri. B) Sulci. C) Fissure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sulci. 6. When a neuron is resting, the membrane of the axon has a ..... charge. A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 7. Which of the following is not a component of a proper cool-down? A) Stretching. B) Cardiovascular exercise. C) Foam rolling. D) Mindfulness practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiovascular exercise. 8. The heart pumps blood through tubes called A) Body Tubes. B) Blood Tubes. C) Blood Vessels. D) Heart Vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood Vessels. 9. The part of your brain that controls REFLEXES A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 10. Memory, thinking, problem solving, language A) Psychology. B) Cognition. C) Psychiatry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognition. 11. The division of the nervous system that maintains the activities that occur when the body is at rest (initiates digestion, rest and digest, decreased heart rate) is the A) Somatic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) None of the answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic nervous system. 12. The Ruler drop test ..... A) Assesses reaction time by measuring how long it takes a person to respond to the dropping of an object. B) Assess speed by measuring the distance the ruler travels after being dropped. C) Assesses reaction time by determining your ability to catch an object when it is dropped. D) Determines how an object will react after being dropped without warning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assesses reaction time by measuring how long it takes a person to respond to the dropping of an object. 13. Messages sent to the thalamus and amygdala may initiate visceral and emotional responses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. The long, fiber-like cell part that transmits messages to the length of the neuron. A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) Schwann cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 15. Motor fibers control tongue movements; sensory fibers carry impulses from the tongue A) Abducting. B) Facial. C) Accessory. D) Hypoglossal. E) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypoglossal. 16. The fight or flight response occurs when the parasympathetic division is in control. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. A change in the external environment that initiates an electrochemical impulse is known as a A) Conclusion. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 18. What is the function of the stomach? A) To further breakdown food with stomach acid. B) To take the nutrients out of the food that you eat. C) To take water out of the food that you eat. D) To move food from the mouth to the stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To further breakdown food with stomach acid. 19. Connect motor and sensory neurons in neural pathways A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Unipolar neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. 20. In assessing the CN II, what equipment shall be used? A) Snellen Chart. B) Penlight. C) Tuning fork. D) Sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snellen Chart. ← 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