This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1011 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1011 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the nerve SENDS messages? A) Myelin. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 2. In resting potential or a polarized neuron, neurons have more ..... on the outside of the cell membrane. A) K+. B) NaCl. C) Na+. D) Cl-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Na+. 3. Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Motor neurons are neurons located in the ..... A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system. 5. ..... is a stem shaped structure. A) Brain. B) Medulla. C) Spinal Cord. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla. 6. At what stage are both ions present in large concentrations INSIDE the neuron? A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Hyperpolarization. D) Resting Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. 7. Which one of the following best describes the function of the organ of Corti? A) To maintain balance. B) To keep the inner ear clean. C) To detect nearly-inaudible sounds. D) To trigger action potentials that travel to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To trigger action potentials that travel to the brain. 8. What are the support cells in the CNS collectively known as? A) Neurons. B) Neuroglia, glial cells, or glia. C) Axons. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroglia, glial cells, or glia. 9. How much of a change in the membrane potential is necessary for the summation of postsynaptic potentials to result in an action potential being generated? A) +30 mV. B) +15 mV. C) +10 mV. D) -15 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) +15 mV. 10. What is the "highway" that all nerves travel on A) Cerebrum. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebellum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 11. Mechanical receptors A) Touch and hearing. B) Smell. C) Taste. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Touch and hearing. 12. Sneezing is controlled by what part of the brain? A) Pons. B) Midbrain. C) Medulla. D) Hypothalamus. E) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 13. Which lobe of the brain processes somatosensory information such as touch, pain, temperature, and limb location? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 14. Reception and evaluation of most sensory information, such as touch, balance, and taste, are all associated with A) The temporal lobes. B) The frontal lobes of cerebral cortex. C) The parietal lobes of cerebral cortex. D) The occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex. E) The cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The parietal lobes of cerebral cortex. 15. Which term matches the following definition. Definition:The main control centre for the entire nervous system, it contains the brain and the spinal cord. A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Central Nervous System (CNS). D) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Nervous System (CNS). 16. Afferent neurons are also known as ..... neurons A) Somatic. B) They will bring. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory. 17. Fluid that supplies nutrients to your cornea and lens A) Vitreous humor. B) Lacrimal gland. C) Aqueous humor. D) Nasolacrimal duct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aqueous humor. 18. Judy is able to walk up the steps with coordination. Which part of her brain allows her to do this? A) Parietal lobe. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 19. This region of the human eye has the highest concentration of cone cells. A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Fovea. D) Optic disk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fovea. 20. Section of the brain that coordinates body movements, including balance. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Diencephalon. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. ← 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