This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 909 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 909 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The cell bodies of the ..... neurons are always located within the CNS A) Proprioceptor. B) Afferent. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor. 2. Specialized cells that carry messages through electrochemical process are called? A) Axons. B) Neurons. C) Dendrites. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 3. This is a band of connective tissue that surrounds whole muscles. A) Ligament. B) Endomysium. C) Epimysium. D) Perimysium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epimysium. 4. In a study of pain medications, injections of a saline solution (which contains no chemicals) were shown to be quite effective for relieving pain. This is an example of A) The experimenter effect. B) The placebo effect. C) An order effect. D) Use of non-standardised instructions and procedures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The placebo effect. 5. It carries a message from one neuron to another. A) Interneuron. B) Neuron. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 6. Structure of the Nervous system A) Central and peripheral. B) Brain, spinal cord, ganglion and nerve. C) Heart, brain and the central. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain, spinal cord, ganglion and nerve. 7. A ..... is the specialized sensory receptor that processes chemicals. A) Photoreceptors. B) Mechanoreceptors. C) Thermoreceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemoreceptors. 8. Identify the function of hypothalamus. A) It controls body temperature. B) It controls RAAS. C) It controls acid-base balance. D) It regulates respiratory rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It controls body temperature. 9. The cell body ..... A) Helps to conduct signals towards the synaptic terminals. B) Contains organelles that support neuronal cell function. C) Decides the positions of the nodes of Ranvier. D) Decides the direction of signal conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains organelles that support neuronal cell function. 10. What type of neuron is associated with skeletal muscle control? A) Somatic sensory. B) Afferent sensory. C) Efferent sensory. D) Efferent motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Efferent motor. 11. A wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors. A) Dendrite. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath. 12. Prefix that means four A) Paintings-. B) Mono-. C) Tri-. D) Hemi-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paintings-. 13. A functional reflex requires- A) Only a sensory neuron and a motor neuron. B) A sensory neuron, the thalamus, and a motor neuron. C) The cerebral cortex and a motor neuron. D) Only the cerebral cortex and the thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only a sensory neuron and a motor neuron. 14. Form Myelin sheaths in the PNS A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 15. Nerve Potential does not follow the "ALL OR NONE PRINCIPLE" A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 16. When information is retained in the brain and retrievable for a brief span of time A) Long term memory. B) Short term memory. C) Brain recall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short term memory. 17. The sense of taste is affected by what other sense? A) Hearing. B) Sight. C) Smell. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell. 18. Which part of the brain helps regulate body temperature, metabolism, and emotions? A) Hypothalamus. B) Epithalamus. C) Thalamus. D) Denathalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 19. The part of the brain that controls breathing and the heartbeat is the ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 20. When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse, we call this ..... A) Resting potential. B) Action potential. C) Neural potential. D) Synaptic potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resting potential. ← 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