This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 176 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 176 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which direction does a nerve impulse travel? A) From the axon terminal to the Nodes of Ranvier. B) From the axon terminal to the cell body. C) From the cell body to the dendrites. D) From the cell body to the axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From the cell body to the axon terminal. 2. Region of the cerebrum, responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement, and higher cognitive functions like planning and social inhibitions, is called: A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 3. The ..... nervous system processes the information gathered from all parts of the body. A) Peripheral. B) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central. 4. How quickly do pain receptors adapt to stimuli? A) Very quickly. B) Little, if at all. C) Quickly if the stimuli is weak. D) Slower if the stimuli is strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little, if at all. 5. The nervous system coordinates conscious and unconscious actions. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. Which neurotransmitter is also secreted by the adrenal glands? A) Adrenaline. B) Glutamate. C) GABA. D) ATP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adrenaline. 7. ..... refers to the sense of smell. A) Proprioceptor. B) Photoreceptor. C) Gustatory. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Olfactory. 8. Components of the peripheral nervous system? A) Cranial nerves. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain stem. D) Conus medullaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranial nerves. 9. Cranial nerve VII, carries motor information to muscles on the face, and sensory information from the face and jaws back to the brain: A) Facial. B) Trigeminal. C) Spinal accessory. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facial. 10. Main class used to treat ADHD A) CNS Depressants. B) Mood Stabilizer. C) CNS Stimulants. D) Sedative/Hypnotics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CNS Stimulants. 11. ..... gives the eye its distinct colour. A) Cornea. B) Lens. C) Retina. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iris. 12. Sympatheic is "rest and digest" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which of the following are not matched correctly? A) Organ of corti, hearing. B) Gustatory cell, touch. C) Spots, balance. D) Olfactory. smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gustatory cell, touch. 14. The inside of the membrane becomes more negative A) Hyperpolarization. B) Depolarization. C) Threshold. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperpolarization. 15. Which of the following describes the function of Schwann cells? A) Create, secrete and circulate cerebrospinal fluid and help form the blood-brain barrier. B) Produce the myelin sheath in the CNS. C) Support and anchor neurons, stem cells, form blood-brain barrier. D) Immune defense against invading microorganisms. E) Produce the myelin sheath in the PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Produce the myelin sheath in the PNS. 16. Portion of the CNS that decodes signals sent by the sensory portion A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Integrative. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Integrative. 17. What do you call the home to the information that essentially defines us:our intelligence, memory, personality, emotion, speech, and ability to feel and move? A) B. Brain cells. B) B. Cranial nerves. C) C. Cerebellum. D) Mr. Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Brain. 18. What does letter D represent? A) Nerve. B) Axon. C) Blood vessels. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve. 19. Select an example of repolarization A) Potassium ions reflux in membrane. B) Sodium ions influx in membrane. C) Blood calcium ions influx in membrane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potassium ions reflux in membrane. 20. What light sensitive cells are stimulated in dim light? A) Rods. B) Cones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rods. ← 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