This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 987 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 987 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Station 1:How is the brain like a computer? A) It has biology. B) It can store information. C) It has files. D) It can speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can store information. 2. Which of the following is released into the synaptic cleft and acts as a signaling molecule? A) Sodium ions. B) Calcium ions. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Receptor proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter. 3. What organ interprets the information and responds by sending signals? A) Motor neurons. B) Brain. C) Sensory neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 4. The process of sending impules through neurons to the CNS and PNS is called A) Action Potential. B) Jumping the synapse. C) Axon termination. D) Fight or flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Potential. 5. Bundles of fiber like extensions of neurons A) Nerves. B) Neuroglia. C) Mylin Sheath. D) Conus Medullaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 6. Place the following parts of the reflex arc in proper sequence A) Receptor-motor neuron-interneuron-sensory neuron-effector. B) Effector-sensory neuron-interneuron-motor neuron-receptor. C) Effector-motor neuron-interneuron-sensory neuron-receptor. D) Receptor-sensory neuron-interneuron-motor neuron-effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptor-sensory neuron-interneuron-motor neuron-effector. 7. During a refractory period, another action potential can be generated (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. ..... is the part of the neuron that receives signals from other neurons to be transmitted to axons. A) Schwann Cell. B) Axon Terminal. C) Dendrites. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 9. What triggers an action potential in a neuron (a) A) A thershold stimulus. B) The resting state of a neuron. C) The refractory period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thershold stimulus. 10. Portion of the brain that includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata A) Brainstem. B) Callous body. C) Diencephalons. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brainstem. 11. Which ions are involved in the electrical nerve impulse? A) Iodine and Sodium. B) Potassium and Sodium. C) Iron and Sodium. D) Calcium and Iodine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potassium and Sodium. 12. A group of organs together creates A) An organ. B) A cell. C) An organ system. D) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An organ system. 13. Broca's area is usually in the ..... area of the ..... A) Left; prefrontal cortex. B) Right; temporal lobe. C) Left; frontal lobe. D) Right; occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left; frontal lobe. 14. The epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium extend past the muscle fiber to form a ....., a thick cordlike struture composed of dense regular connective tissue that connect muscle to bone A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Sarcomere. D) Fascicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 15. Smell helps us to ..... A) Taste. B) See. C) Listen. D) Hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taste. 16. Inflammation of a nerve A) Neuroma. B) Neurectomy. C) Neuralgia. D) Neuritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuritis. 17. Beth has difficulty falling asleep at night. She suffers from A) Narcolepsy. B) Somnambulism. C) Sleep deprivation. D) Insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insomnia. 18. A loss of proprioception is called ..... A) Deafness. B) Blindness. C) Numbness. D) Unsteadiness. E) Incoordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Incoordination. 19. Neurons become excitable during signal reception. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. In humans, one function of an interneuron is to relay impulses directly from A) Receptors to the brain. B) Receptors to other receptors. C) Motor neurons to receptors. D) A sensory neuron to a motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sensory neuron to a motor neuron. ← 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