This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 191 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 191 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fibers that carry information from the skin, joints, and skeletal muscles to the central nervous system are ..... A) Visceral sensory. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic sensory. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic sensory. 2. Which one of the following diseases is a progressive degenerative disorder caused by destruction of dopamine-releasing neurons in the brain that coordinate muscle movement? A) Alzheimer's disease. B) Epilepsy. C) Encephalitis. D) Parkinson's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parkinson's disease. 3. The generic names of Xanax\textregistered and Ativan\textregistered are, respectively, ..... and lorazepam. A) Alprazolam. B) Diltiazem. C) For estazol. D) Oxazepam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alprazolam. 4. Neurons that send information caused by stimulation of your senses. A) Motor neuron. B) Brain. C) Sensory neuron. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neuron. 5. The backbone is made up of ..... small bones. A) 28. B) 33. C) 50. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33. 6. Pain sensors move more quickly than other types of sensors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Message in the form of an electrical signal. A) Impulse. B) Lobes. C) Stimulus. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulse. 8. Region of brain which controls breathing and sleep A) Hippocampus. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Hypothalamus. D) Broca's area. E) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Pons. 9. Immediately after an action potential is propagated, which one of the following ions rapidly diffuses out of the cell into the tissue fluid ..... A) Sodium. B) Chloride. C) Calcium. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potassium. 10. This lobe of the cerebrum is associated with movement, orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli. A) Occipital. B) Parietal. C) All of them. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 11. Excitatory postsynaptic potential A) Depolarizes membrane of the postsynaptic neuron. B) Hyperpolarizes membrane of the postsynaptic neuron. C) Has no affect on the postsynaptic neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarizes membrane of the postsynaptic neuron. 12. The reflex action occurs slowly A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 13. One of the components of a sound is pitch. Pitch is determined by the ..... of a sound wave. A) Amplitude. B) Complexity. C) Frequency. D) Depth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frequency. 14. The PNS contains: A) The cranial nerves. B) The brain. C) The spinal cord. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cranial nerves. 15. What is the purpose of the folds in the cerebral cortex? A) To decrease the weight of the brain. B) To increase surface area. C) To separate the hemispheres. D) To protect the brain from injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To increase surface area. 16. Which of the following neurones transmit nerve impulses from the receptor to the central nervous system A) Relay neurones. B) Sensory neurons. C) Motor neurones. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons. 17. Did you like my project? A) Yes. B) No. C) A little bit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 18. The nervous system contains of ....., ..... and ..... A) Stomach, liver, and intestines. B) Blood, heart, and lungs. C) Spinal cord, nerves, and the brain. D) Bones, muscles, and skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord, nerves, and the brain. 19. Sheath (meninges) A) Lamin/o. B) Tax/o. C) Hydr/o. D) Thec/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thec/o. 20. What is the function of motor neurons A) Carry info from CNS to PNS. B) Carry info from PNS to CNS. C) Interpret signals from the motor neurons. D) Interpret signals from the sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry info from CNS to PNS. ← 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