This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1004 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1004 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The important support cells help to create the sheathes that insulate our nervous tissue. A) Satellite Cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Schwann Cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 2. The fibers that conduct impulses away from the cell body are the: A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Cell bodies. D) Neurilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 3. Primary motor area, which allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles. A) Frontal lobe. B) Epithalamus. C) Conductivity. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 4. What are the sixth cranial nerve A) They will abduct. B) Facial. C) Vagus. D) Oculomotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They will abduct. 5. Very small muscle tears that cause soreness from overuse A) Strain. B) Sprain. C) Cramp. D) Pulled Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strain. 6. What system in the body receives information about what is happening both inside and outside the body? It includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that run throughout the body. It also includes sense organs such as the eyes and ears. A) Respiratory system. B) Digestive system. C) Nervous system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 7. Neurons that transmit action potentials from the sensory organs to the CNS A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Glial cells. D) Afferent neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afferent neurons. 8. A single muscle fiber is made of ..... A) Endomysium. B) Sarcomeres. C) Fascicles. D) Myofibrils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myofibrils. 9. Gel-like fluid posterior to the lens A) Aqueous Humor. B) Retina. C) Vitreous Humor. D) Optic humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitreous Humor. 10. The electrical impulse travels outward from the cell body along a(n) A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Ranvier cell. D) Schwann cell. E) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 11. What is the function of the inner ear bones? A) Amplify sound. B) Dampen sound. C) Control balance. D) Turn mechanical sound into electrical impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amplify sound. 12. Communication between neurons occurs at A) Axon terminal. B) Conclusion. C) Muscle fiber. D) Neuron membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 13. A disease involving multiple episodes of seizures where neurons are firing sporadically/randomly in clusters that can spread to other areas of the brain. A) Alzheimer's Disease. B) Cerebral Palsy. C) Epilepsy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 14. Where are the synaptic bulbs? A) C. B) D. C) E. D) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F. 15. Major organs of the digestive system A) Kidneys, nephrons. B) Stomach, intestines, mouth. C) Heart, blood vessels, blood. D) Liver, kidneys, heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stomach, intestines, mouth. 16. *In response to action potentials arriving along the transverse tubules, the sarcoplasmic reticulum releases A) Sodium ions. B) *calcium ions. C) Acetylcholine. D) *potassium ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *calcium ions. 17. Parts of brain that controls our body to breathe and digest the food is ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Brain Stem. C) Cerebrum. D) Corpus Callosum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain Stem. 18. What is the role of the sclera in the eye? A) It is the window that lets light into the eye. B) It is the light-sensitive layer that processes images. C) It is the anchoring site for extrinsic eye muscles. D) It regulates the amount of light entering the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the anchoring site for extrinsic eye muscles. 19. BONUS! What's Miss Zugibe's dog's name? A) Scrappy. B) Ichabod Crane. C) Weenie. D) Cornelius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ichabod Crane. 20. Examples of a hinge joint are A) Brain and arm. B) Elbow and knee. C) Shoulder and arm. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elbow and knee. ← 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