This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 996 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 996 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Myelinated axons perfom ..... conduction-meaning to jump or leap. A) Saltatory. B) Continuous. C) Interrupted. D) Bounding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltatory. 2. What makes up the CNS and what does it do? A) Sensory neurons detect stimuli on the inside and outside of the body and send signals to the PNS. B) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the CNS. C) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the PNS. D) Sensory neurons detect stimuli on the inside and outside of the body and send signals to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the PNS. 3. When can an Athlete return to practice and play after having a concussion? A) When they feel better and no longer have symptoms. B) When the Coach is ready for them to play. C) When the Athletic trainer says they are ready. D) When they have a signed doctor's note releasing them and they have completed a Return to Play protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When they have a signed doctor's note releasing them and they have completed a Return to Play protocol. 4. Where the pleasure centers of the brain are located ..... also controls Endocrine System A) Amygdala. B) Pons. C) Hippocampus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 5. Cerebellum controls voluntary actions like A) Eating, walking, running etc. B) Heart beat, breathing, blinking etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating, walking, running etc. 6. Three possible directions in which nerve impulses can travel in the nervous system of a mammal are listed below. 1 away from the central nervous system 2 towards the central nervous system 3 from place to place within the central nervous system In which of these directions do impulses in relay, motor and sensory neurons travel? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 7. This neuron part receives messages from other neurons. A) Cell Body. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 8. Name the nerves which are carrying messages from the brain or spinal cord to other parts of the body. A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Mixed nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 9. PD causes a person to have epileptic seizures A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which neurotransmitter is part of your fight or flight system and is more commonly known as adrenaline? A) Acetylcholine. B) Dopamine. C) Serotonin. D) Epinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epinephrine. 11. Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing sensory information? A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Cerebrum. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 12. Controls the size of the pupil A) Ciliary Body. B) Extrinsic Eye Muscles. C) Suspensory Ligaments. D) Optic Nerve. E) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Iris. 13. Which neurons conduct impulses from the CNS to effectors in the PNS? A) Sensory neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Motor neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neurons. 14. Central nervous system disorder in which the activity of the neural cells in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures, unusual sensations, repeated twitching of the limbs, often accompanied by loss of consciousness A) Tinnitus. B) Guillain-Barre syndrome. C) Bell's palsy. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epilepsy. 15. Nerve fibers in the neuron that carries impulses toward the cell body: A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 16. Clusters of neurone cell bodies located outside the CNS are called ..... A) Neurocord. B) Spinal nerves. C) White matter. D) Ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganglia. 17. A toothache causes pain because: A) You have a hole in your tooth. B) Tiny bits of food are stuck in between your teeth. C) The tooth has nerves, which send a pain message to the brain. D) Bacteria produce an acid which causes the pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tooth has nerves, which send a pain message to the brain. 18. What sense does your occipital lobe control? A) Sight. B) Understanding speech and sounds. C) Touch. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sight. 19. Stimulatory binding of NT's at a neuron-neuron chemical synapse allows for the opening of ..... channels A) Ligand gated Na. B) Voltage gated Na. C) Mechanically gated Na. D) Ligand gated Cl. E) Voltage gated Ca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligand gated Na. 20. A resting membrane potential for a neuron is what? A) 0 mV. B) -70 mV. C) -90 mV. D) 30 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -70 mV. ← 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