This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1016 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1016 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An area of skin innervated by sensory nerves is a ..... A) Dermatome. B) Ventral root. C) Dermal receptor. D) Dorsal root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dermatome. 2. Which nerves transmits signals from the brain to the muscles and instruct muscles to contract and relax? A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Mixed nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 3. Which is not part of the bundle/combined nerves of the plexus? A) Branchialis. B) Somatic. C) Engines. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Branchialis. 4. Our ears is used to ..... the sound around us. A) Touch. B) Hear. C) See. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 5. What is the nerve cells that the brain uses called? A) Nerves. B) Neurons. C) Cell. D) Digestive cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 6. The cell body has a ..... in the center. A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 7. The ascending spinal cord tracts are A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Mixed. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 8. A blood clot A) Embolus. B) Thrombus. C) Hematocrit. D) Thrombocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thrombus. 9. Chemical messengers emitted into the brain nearly instantly causing different feelings and sensations. A) Neurotransmitters. B) Hormones. C) Blood sugar. D) Adrenaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 10. Detects stimuli A) Afferent neuron. B) Association neuron. C) Effector organ. D) Sensory receptor. E) Efferent neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory receptor. 11. When you are driving and see a red light ahead, that is ..... A) Sensory input. B) Motor output. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory input. 12. A type of neuron A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interneuron. D) All of these are neuron types. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are neuron types. 13. When a neurone has not been activated, it is resting, the membrane is said to be ..... A) Polarised. B) Depolarised. C) Hyperpolarised. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polarised. 14. Which components are part of the Central Nervous System (CNS)? A) Ganglion and nerves. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Neurons and synapses. D) Sensory organs and receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord. 15. Astro- A) Star. B) Self. C) Hearing. D) Smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Star. 16. What detects stimuli inside and outside our bodies? A) Organs. B) Receptors. C) Effectors. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptors. 17. Which part of the brain provides coordinated, smooth movements but occurs subconsciously so we are not aware of it? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 18. The temporal lobe controls hearing and facial recognition. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Neurons send messages electrochemically. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 20. Nerve impulses are A) Fast. B) Slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fast. ← 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