This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 164 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 164 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The nerve cell is a(n): A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 2. Receptors in the boy's body detect changes in the environment. Which organ of the body contains the receptors for the change in the environment. Sound of traffic from behind him A) Eyes. B) Skin. C) Ears. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ears. 3. Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information-it's highly developed in humans. A) Brain stem. B) Cerebral Cortex. C) Corpus Callosum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral Cortex. 4. The nervous system that regulates activity in smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands of the body is referred to as the A) Antagonistic system. B) Autonomic system. C) Sympathetic system. D) Parasympathetic system. E) Limbic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic system. 5. Head injuries during sports or other activities can cause ..... A) Traumatic brain injury. B) Central nervous system. C) Somatic system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traumatic brain injury. 6. The nervous system is the ..... system. A) Stomach. B) Lung. C) Brain. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 7. An effector is also known as a ..... to an action A) Stimulus. B) Sensory neuron. C) Motor neuron. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Response. 8. Which division of the Peripheral Nervous System is responsible for sending out motor nerve fibers? A) Sensory (Afferent) Division. B) Motor (Efferent) Division. C) Central Nervous System (CNS). D) Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor (Efferent) Division. 9. Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the A) Optic nerve. B) Transducens nerve. C) Cornea. D) Rod and cone cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic nerve. 10. Myelin (cut) A) Tiny enlargement at the end of an axon that secretes a neurotransmitter. B) The many gaps in the myelin sheath along axons of myelinated neurons of the peripheral nervous system. C) Lipid material that forms a sheath-like covering around some axons. Electrical insulation. D) Type of neuroglia that surrounds an axon of a peripheral neuron, forming the neurilemma and myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lipid material that forms a sheath-like covering around some axons. Electrical insulation. 11. The medication used to induce anesthesia. A) Anesthetic. B) Hydrocephalus. C) Encephalitis. D) Myelography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anesthetic. 12. Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system are called: A) Nuclei. B) Nerves. C) Ganglia. D) Tracts. E) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganglia. 13. The space that separates the axon of one neuron from the dendrites of the next is the: A) Conclusion. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 14. Nerve cells do not possess A) Neurilemma. B) Sarcolemma. C) Axon. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcolemma. 15. Hypoglossal A) Balance, 1/3 of taste, swallowing. B) Gag, Speech. C) Head and shoulder movement. D) Tongue movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tongue movement. 16. Where the optic nerve enters the eye A) Astigmatism. B) Blind spot. C) Myopia. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blind spot. 17. What lobe is related to the use of language and speech? A) FRONTAL. B) PARIETAL. C) TEMPORAL. D) OCCIPITAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TEMPORAL. 18. Taste receptor cells A) Fungiform. B) Gustatory cells. C) Cones. D) Olfactory bulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gustatory cells. 19. The resting membrane potential of a neuron is close to ..... mV A) -70. B) +70. C) -55. D) +55. E) +30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -70. 20. Spinal Cord originates from which part of the brain? A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Pons. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla. ← 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