This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 141 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 141 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Thalamus A) Relay station for incoming and ongoing nerve impulses. B) Considered the brain of the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relay station for incoming and ongoing nerve impulses. 2. Which of the following is the correct sequences from outermost to innermost layers of the meninges: A) Pia matter, dura matter, arachnoid mater. B) Pia mater, archnoid mater, dura mater. C) Arahnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater. D) Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater. E) Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater. 3. What is the region of the cell body from which the axon originates? A) Axion hillock. B) Dendrite. C) Neurofibril. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axion hillock. 4. Which part of the neuron receives information? A) Soma. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 5. Every neuron has a cell body, axon, and many dendrites A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. The building unit of the nervous system is a type of cells called. A) Neuron. B) Animal cell. C) Brain. D) Block. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 7. Select the correct part A) Cornea. B) Lens. C) Pupil. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retina. 8. Compact bone A) Tough hard bone that can heal itself when broken. B) Compact bone marrow. C) Red blood cells. D) Tubes that carry blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tough hard bone that can heal itself when broken. 9. The brain stem controls ..... A) Involuntary reactions, such as breathing and heartrate. B) Voluntary reactions, such as walking and talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary reactions, such as breathing and heartrate. 10. What does the Autonomic nervous system do? A) Make you think about processes in your body. B) Makes sure processes in your body work automatically EX:Breathing. C) Sends information through peripheral system. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes sure processes in your body work automatically EX:Breathing. 11. Which of the following is not involved in responses of brain injury? A) Astrogliosis. B) Microgliosis. C) Demyelination. D) All of above is involved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above is involved. 12. Motor nerves send and receive messages from the brain to A) Get our body muscles to move. B) Identify different senses. C) Make us clap our hands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get our body muscles to move. 13. What are the nerve cells called? A) Neurons. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 14. What is the inner most meningeal layer of the brain? A) Arachnoid. B) Dura mater. C) Pia mater. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia mater. 15. The vagus nerve is cranial nerve ..... It is involved in sensation in the chest and abdomen, and it controls the cardiac muscles (parasympathetic division) A) 3 (III). B) 4 (IV). C) 10 (X). D) 12 (XII). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 (X). 16. A nerve cell is known as a/an: A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 17. The generic name for "Tegretol\textregistered" is: A) Phenytoin. B) Carbamazepine. C) Valproic acid. D) Primidone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbamazepine. 18. What is the difference between white and grey matter? A) White matter is myelinated axons, gray matter is unmyelinated axons. B) White matter is unmyelinated axons, and grey matter is myelinated axons. C) White matter is sensory axons, and grey matter is motor axons. D) White matter is motor axons, and grey matter is sensory axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter is myelinated axons, gray matter is unmyelinated axons. 19. The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system A) Utilizes norepinephrine as a postganglionic neurotransmitter. B) Has a relatively short preganglionic neuron. C) Utilizes acetylcholine as a preganglionic neurotransmitter. D) Includes the adrenal medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utilizes acetylcholine as a preganglionic neurotransmitter. 20. How many pairs of cranial nerves do we have? A) 18. B) 12. C) 30. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. ← 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