This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1002 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1002 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The sodium potassium pump carries A) 2 Na+ out & 3 K+ in. B) 3 Na+ out & 2 K+ in. C) 2 Na+ in & 3 K+ out. D) 3 Na+ in & 2 K+ out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 Na+ out & 2 K+ in. 2. Identify the stimulus:You are at the mall walking through the food court. You smell fresh baked pizza and realize that you skipped lunch. You buy a piece of pizza and eat it before going to buy your CD. A) The smell of pizza. B) Buying a pizza. C) Food court. D) Buying the CD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The smell of pizza. 3. Which of these methods should the nurse use totest the gag reflex? A) Instruct the patient to drink a small amount of water. B) Request that the patient speak. C) Have the patient stick out his tongue and move itfrom side to side. D) Touch the back of the throat with a cotton-tippedapplicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Touch the back of the throat with a cotton-tippedapplicator. 4. Schmidt-Lanterman clefts are mainly composed of which of the following? A) Mitochondria. B) Rough endoplasmic reticulum. C) Schwann cells. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 5. Anxiolytic A) Malignant tumor of astrocytes. B) A stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel. C) A drug that lessens anxiety. D) A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A drug that lessens anxiety. 6. What part of the nervous pathway sends electrical impulses to the brain? A) Receptor. B) Sensory neurone. C) Response. D) Motor neurone. E) Relay neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurone. 7. This almond shaped structure is attached to the end of the hippocampus and plays an important role in emotions, especially fear. A) Cerebellum. B) Amygdala. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amygdala. 8. A reflex is an action that ..... A) You perform very quickly. B) Does not involve the brain. C) Happens when you are walking and not thinking about it. D) You have to develop over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does not involve the brain. 9. Nerve impulse arriving at the same neuron A) Convergence. B) Facilitation. C) Divergence. D) Plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergence. 10. This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft A) Axon. B) Axon terminal. C) Dendrites. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon terminal. 11. Which division of the nervous system is in charge of information sent to the CNS from sensory receptors A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory. 12. Directs all incoming sensory info to the cortex, also handles outgoing motor impulses A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons and medulla oblongata. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 13. Which sport has the highest risk for concussions for males? A) Soccer. B) Wrestling. C) Baseball. D) Football. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Football. 14. This part of the nervous system carries messages back and forth from the brain and the body. A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 15. The CNS and PNS are connected. A) True. B) False-separated by bones. C) False-separated by CSF. D) False-separated by muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. In a neuron, short, branching cytoplasmic extensions that receive information and carry it to the cell body are called ..... A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Cell bodies. D) Axon hillock. E) A myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 17. The suffix-cele means: A) Hernia. B) Abscess. C) Tumor. D) Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hernia. 18. What is the purpose of the rib cage? A) Helps us think. B) Carries blood through the body. C) Protects our brain. D) Protects our vital organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protects our vital organs. 19. Below L2, the vertebral canal is occupied by a bundle of spinal nerve roots called A) Phylum terminal. B) A horse's tail. C) Medullary cone. D) Descending tracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A horse's tail. 20. Many function of the PNS? A) Communication between body and heart. B) Communication between CNS and the rest of the body. C) Communication between the brain and heart. D) Conducts information in the brain and moves it to the muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communication between CNS and the rest of the body. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Nervous System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books