This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 965 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 965 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the largest and most prominent region of the human brain? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebral cortex. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 2. Select the correct functional classification:These are also known as association neurons, carrying impulses within and through the CNS. A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interneuron. D) Multipolar. E) Unipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. 3. What is E A) Dendrites. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Axon. D) Cell Body/Soma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath. 4. If the respiratory system isn't working properly ..... A) The cells won't get enough oxygen. B) The cells won't get enough glucose. C) The cells won't get enough amino acids. D) The cells won't get enough protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cells won't get enough oxygen. 5. TRUE or FALSE:All nerves have the same job. For example, they all carry messages to the brain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a A) Conclusion. B) Membrane potential. C) Action potential. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action potential. 7. Which process is goverened by the autonomic nervous system? A) Writing. B) Chewing. C) Running. D) Digesting food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digesting food. 8. An example of a semantic memory would be: A) Knowing that London is the capital of England. B) Remembering what happened at your 18th birthday party. C) Knowing how to ride a bike. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowing that London is the capital of England. 9. What is the primary function of the meninges? A) To produce cerebrospinal fluid. B) To transmit electrical impulses. C) To protect and cushion the brain and spinal cord. D) To regulate hormone secretion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To protect and cushion the brain and spinal cord. 10. The central nervous system functions to: A) Process information, respond to stimuli, coordinate and bodily functions, control behaviour, highly protected. B) Coordinate and bodily functions, control behaviour, highly protected. C) Respond to stimuli. D) The central of everything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process information, respond to stimuli, coordinate and bodily functions, control behaviour, highly protected. 11. A muscle can be an effector A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. What is a stimulus in the context of the Stimulus-Response Model? A) An organ that responds to a change. B) A message sent to the brain. C) A change to the environment that can be detected and responded to. D) The final action as a result of the stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A change to the environment that can be detected and responded to. 13. What does a nociceptor sense? A) Temperature. B) Pain. C) Chemicals. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pain. 14. A synapse is a junction ..... A) Between cell bodies. B) Between neurotransmitters. C) Between a neuron and another cell . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between a neuron and another cell . 15. The junction between nerve cells is called the ..... A) Junction. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 16. Long extension or fiber that transmits electrical impulses away from the cell body to other cells: A) Soma. B) Plasma membrane. C) Axon. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 17. Sensory nerves are located in this subsystem of the PNS A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Motor. D) Cortical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 18. The sensory nerves serve the function of carrying sensations to sense organs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. The chemicals that bridge the gap between neurons (synapse) are called? A) Neurotransmitters. B) Hormones. C) Action potentials. D) Sodium and calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 20. Combining form that means glue A) Him/her. B) Glu/o. C) Gluc/o. D) Tax/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him/her. ← 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