This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1012 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1012 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Type of neuron that sends impulses to muscles and glands A) Motor Neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Sensory Neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor Neuron. 2. The delicate innermost membrane, or meningeal layer, that clings to the surface of the brain and spinal cord is known as the ..... mater. A) Dura. B) Arachnoid. C) Periosteal. D) Pia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pia. 3. Which area would result in a coma if damaged A) Brain stem. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 4. The segments of the spinal cord are named for A) The bones of the skull. B) The vertebrae. C) Their function. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The vertebrae. 5. Which section of the brain controls your breathing, swallowing, and heart rate? A) Pineal Body. B) Hypothalamus. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 6. What does the integrative function do? A) Receive stimuli. B) Process information and decide output. C) Direct response. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process information and decide output. 7. The cells of the nerves are called A) Neurons. B) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 8. The smooth muscle is located A) In the heart. B) Bones. C) Head. D) Within organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Within organs. 9. This cell is found in the PNS and serves to protect and cushion the cell body of the neuron. A) Astrocyte. B) Ependymal cell. C) Mitochondria. D) Satellite cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satellite cell. 10. The cell membrane is said to be electrically charged because there is a difference in electrical charge between its outer and inner surfaces. Some of the differences come from the ..... of the membrane. A) Selective permeability. B) Passive permeability. C) Active transport. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective permeability. 11. The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems are both part of the somatic nervous system and work opposite one another. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. A buzzing mosquito would be a A) Stimulus. B) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 13. How many nerves direct each hand? A) 4. B) 40. C) 400. D) 4000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4000. 14. The spinal cord is a very delicate organ. When a part of it is damaged, a person could be paralyzed. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. The energy needed to perform a muscle contraction comes directly from: A) ATP. B) Oxygen. C) Glucose. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATP. 16. Messages carried by nerve cells are called ..... A) Axon. B) Conclusion. C) Impulses. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 17. Voluntary nervous system A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 18. Branching structure of a neuron that receives messages (attached to the cell body) A) Nerve. B) Neuron. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 19. Controls the "rest and digest" response A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 20. Type of neuron that typically stimulates muscles or glands to cause a response A) Interneuron. B) Sensory. C) Interstitial. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor. ← 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