This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 169 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 169 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many different types of nerves are there? A) 4. B) 6. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 2. Your pharmacist tells you that you should not take your prescription while taking your MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) medicine. The MAOI acts to: A) Decrease the rate of breakdown of monoamines in the synaptic cleft. B) Increase the rate of breakdown of monoamines in the synaptic cleft. C) Increase the rate of transport of the monoamines back into the presynaptic terminal. D) Inhibits the release of the monoamines into the synaptic cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease the rate of breakdown of monoamines in the synaptic cleft. 3. ..... nerves are controlled by the brain and work automatically. A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Motor. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 4. Set of neurons in the autonomic nervous system that are distal to the ganglia, are relatively long in the sympathetic division, and relatively short in the parasympathetic: A) Afferent fibers. B) Sensory fibers. C) Postganglionic fibers. D) Preganglionic fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Postganglionic fibers. 5. What diagnostic test removes cerebrospinal fluid with a needle? A) MRI. B) EEG. C) Thoracentesis. D) Lumbar puncture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lumbar puncture. 6. The tongue is covered by ..... A) Cake. B) Taste buds. C) Dermis. D) Gustatory nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taste buds. 7. When you get knocked out and just got up, what do you do A) Praise the lord your alive. B) Keep your eyes closed and say¨ I'm legally blind¨. C) Say ¨What happened?¨. D) Say ¨I have fallen and I cant get up?¨. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Say ¨What happened?¨. 8. This oval-shaped piece of clear, curved material behind the iris focuses light onto the retina. A) Lens. B) Cornea. C) Pupil. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lens. 9. The "blind spot" is located at the: A) Central pit. B) Ciliary body. C) Optic disk. D) Pupil. E) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic disk. 10. How are neurons classified by the number of processes extending from the cell body? A) By their size. B) By the number of nuclei. C) By the number of processes extending from the cell body. D) By the length of the axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the number of processes extending from the cell body. 11. The main part of the neuron is the cell body. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. The ..... is located below the cerebrum, towards the back of the brain. A) Medulla. B) Spinal Cord. C) Nerves. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 13. This electrochemical signal carries thoughts, emotions, learning and body functions. A) Impulse. B) Stimulus. C) Conclusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulse. 14. Nerves are made of billions of nerve cells called ..... A) Neurons. B) Signals. C) Connectors. D) Transmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 15. Which part of a neuron RECIEVES a signal? A) Cell body. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 16. There job is to produce a specificresponse to a detected stimulus. A) Reflex. B) Receptors. C) Effectors. D) Detectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effectors. 17. I store food, water, and waste. I can be found in all plant cells and in some animal cells. I am smaller in the animal cell. A) Cell wall. B) Cytoplasm. C) Vacuoles. D) Chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vacuoles. 18. The part of a neuron which is often the receptor from our sense organ is the ..... A) Axon. B) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 19. Shivering when cold is an example of A) Maintaining homeostasis. B) Voluntary Response. C) Stimulus. D) Information from the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintaining homeostasis. 20. Found in skin, muscles & organs A) Sensory neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Motor neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. ← 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