Nervous System Quiz 1024 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Inflammation of the brain.

Correct Answer: C) Encephalitis.

2. The inability to form the sounds of speech is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Verbal apraxia.

3. This nerve carries messages from the body to the brain?

Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerve.

4. Which part of the brain controls muscular coordination and balance?

Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum.

5. The basic unit of the nervous system is the .....

Correct Answer: B) Neuron.

6. Before neurotransmitters can be sent across the synaptic cleft, what needs to be received?

Correct Answer: B) An electrical impulse.

7. Shivering when it is too cold is an example of a ..... action. (Choose the most correct answer)

Correct Answer: D) Reflex.

8. The ribs protect your .....

Correct Answer: C) All of the above.

9. The functions of the spinal cord are

Correct Answer: C) Carries nervous information to and from the brain to the organs and prepare and send some responses directly to the organs.

10. A subdivision of the human nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord. Transmits & receives messages to & from the PNS

Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system.

11. Hormones

Correct Answer: C) Chemical.

12. What is the term used for the place where two neurons meet?

Correct Answer: C) Conclusion.

13. Imagine Abigail, David, and Aiden are playing a game of 'Neuron Tag'. In this game, Abigail is the 'Interneuron'. What would be her role?

Correct Answer: C) She would carry the nerve impulse from one neuron (player) to another.

14. If you damage a spinal nerve, paralyzation will occur from which of the following locations

Correct Answer: B) At the damaged nerve and below.

15. Used to sense the environment, but doesn't directly convert into electrical signals for our body

Correct Answer: B) Sensory organs.

16. Nerves that carry messages from the brain to the different parts of the body are called .....

Correct Answer: B) Motor.

17. Receptors for taste and smell are classified as:

Correct Answer: C) Chemoreceptors.

18. What type of stimulus? Touch a hot skillet

Correct Answer: B) External.

19. The impulse conducting cells of the nervous system are called:

Correct Answer: B) Neurons.

20. These neurons do not have a well defined dendrite network and have the cell body located in the interior of the neuron.

Correct Answer: B) Sensory.