This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System β Quiz 148 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 148 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which glial cell Βanchor neurons to blood vessels and regulate the exchange of nutrients? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 2. What mineral are bones made of? A) Vitamin C. B) Calcium. C) Zinc. D) Vitamin B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 3. While assessing a patient's cranial nerves, the nurse asks the patient to raise the eyebrows, smile andshow the teeth to assess which cranial nerve? A) Vagus. B) Facial. C) Olfactory. D) Optic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facial. 4. How many types of nerves are there? A) 2. B) 3. C) 10. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 5. Which neuroglia cell helps to form the blood-brain barrier? A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal Cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ependymal Cells. 6. Branch-like extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons A) Synapses. B) Axons. C) Cell body. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 7. Unipolar neurons are always ..... A) Sensory. B) Reflex. C) Visual. D) Only in the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 8. Which is the main part of nervous system A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 9. What do you call the gap between Neurons A) Conclusion. B) Junction. C) Axon Terminal. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 10. One form of a gene is called ..... A) A DNA. B) A Phenotype. C) Relates. D) An allele. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An allele. 11. They always carry messages from brain or spinal cord to the organs A) Motor nerves. B) Sensory nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor nerves. 12. What is a voluntary muscle? A) A muscle you cannot control. B) A muscle you can control. C) A short muscle. D) A muscle in your knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A muscle you can control. 13. A nueron is a specialized ..... A) Nervous sell. B) Nervous seal. C) Nerve cell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve cell. 14. Which is the innermost meninx? A) Dura mater. B) Arachnoid mater. C) Pia mater. D) Cranial mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia mater. 15. Spaces between Schwann cells that is not myelinated A) Nerve. B) Nodes of ranvier. C) Somatic reflex. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nodes of ranvier. 16. Area of gray matter (butterfly) on the back posterior of the spinal cord A) Dorsal Horn. B) Ventral Horn. C) Anterior Column. D) Posterior Column. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorsal Horn. 17. There are over 850 muscles. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which is the control center of the central nervous system? A) Brain. B) Pith. C) Nerve fibers. D) Both points 1 and 2 are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both points 1 and 2 are correct. 19. Which of the following is not the basic function of the nervous system? A) Detects and senses stimuli. B) Responds to sensory stimulation. C) Sends signal rapidly between body parts. D) Produces fluids such as plasma and intestinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Produces fluids such as plasma and intestinal fluid. 20. What direction foes the electrical signal travel through the neuron? A) From dendrites, through the cell body, down the Axon, and out Axon terminals. B) From Axon terminals, down the Axon, & out of the dendrites. C) Any direction up or down the cell. D) From the Axon, to the Dendrites, and out the Axon terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From dendrites, through the cell body, down the Axon, and out Axon terminals. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books