This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 130 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 130 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the cerebrum is responsible for touch, intellectual function, and speech A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 2. Delicate A) Dura mater. B) Arachnoid. C) Pia mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia mater. 3. An action potential arriving at the presynaptic terminal causes A) Voltage-gated sodium ion channels to open, and sodium ions to diffuse into the cell. B) Voltage-gated calcium ion channels to open, and calcium ions to diffuse into the cell. C) Ligand-gated sodium channels to open, and sodium ions to diffuse out of the cell. D) Voltage-gated sodium ion channels to open, and sodium ions to diffuse out of the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voltage-gated calcium ion channels to open, and calcium ions to diffuse into the cell. 4. The peripheral nervous systems consists of ..... A) Neurons. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Brain and neurons. D) Heart and lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 5. Dribbling A) Miscarriage. B) Contain. C) Melted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Melted. 6. Feedback loops are important because they allow organisms and the environment to A) Change based on new inputs. B) Fall apart. C) Change based on new outputs. D) Maintain balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maintain balance. 7. The order of Auditory Ossicles (from outside to inside) A) Hammer, Anvil, Staples. B) Incus, Staples, Hammer. C) Hammer, Staples, Anvil. D) Staples, Hammer, Anvil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hammer, Anvil, Staples. 8. What is the name of the opening that changes size to adjust for brightness? A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Cornea. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 9. Slowly progressive decline in mental abilities including memory, thinking, and judging A) Tourette syndrome. B) Reye's syndrome. C) Encephalitis. D) Dementia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dementia. 10. It connects the brain to the spinal cord. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem. 11. Type of nerve that carries messages to the CNS from the sense organs A) Motor. B) Mixed. C) Conclusion. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory. 12. Keeping the body at constant or near constant conditions is called ..... A) Photosynthesis. B) Homeostasis. C) Cell differentiation. D) The nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 13. Disease caused by an incomplete formation of the vertebral column. A) Meningitis. B) Encephalitis. C) Spina Bifida. D) Huntington's Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spina Bifida. 14. Caused by excessive plaque formation int he brain leading to memory loss A) Epilepsy. B) Parkinson's. C) Alzheimer's. D) Stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alzheimer's. 15. This system provides shape and support for the body. A) Muscular. B) Integumentary. C) Skeletal. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 16. The cells that produce myelin in the PNS are the A) Astrocyte. B) Microglia. C) Ependymal. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 17. What is the presynaptic membrane A) Where the neurotransmitters are relased from. B) Where neurotransmitters are received. C) The protective covering of the axon. D) The target cell aka effector cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where the neurotransmitters are relased from. 18. The nerve cells in your body are called neurons. From which part of the neuron is most likely responsible for carrying signals between the cell body and axon terminal?answer choices A) Soma. B) Axon. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Schwann cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 19. What must happen to chemicals before chemoreceptors in the mouth can detect it? A) The chemicals must dissolve in saliva. B) The chemicals must evaporate. C) The chemicals must be broken down by enzymes. D) The chemicals must bind to taste buds directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The chemicals must dissolve in saliva. 20. How does food move through your digestive system? A) By gravity pulling it down. B) When we eat more food, it forces the rest down. C) Muscle movements called peristalsis. D) Electromagnetic force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle movements called peristalsis. ← 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