This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 195 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 195 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A synapse occurs between A) The axons of two different neurons. B) The dendrites of two different neurons. C) The axon of one neuron and the cell body of another neuron. D) The axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron. 2. The brain weighs approximately మెదడు బరువు దాదాపుగా A) 1400g. B) 1300g. C) 400g. D) 1000g. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1400g. 3. Which of the following can conduct impulses away from the neuron cell body or toward it? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 4. Gaps in the myelin sheath surrounding axons are calleD: A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Schwann cells. C) Interneurons. D) Effectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nodes of Ranvier. 5. The brain and spinal cord are protected and cushioned by three connective tissue membranes that are collectively called ..... A) Arachnoid villi. B) Ventricles. C) Meninges. D) Sinuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meninges. 6. What are the nerves that send messages to the CNS, they take messages about the position of the body from the muscles and they take messages about organs like the heart and stomach A) Afferent Nerves. B) Special Nerves. C) Organelle Nerves. D) Efferent Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent Nerves. 7. Messages move from the brain through nerves and out to the body A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Playing sports is controlled by ..... A) The cerebrum. B) The brain stem. C) The cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cerebellum. 9. Part of the brainstem involved in sleep regulation, facial movements, and sensory roles A) Thalamus. B) Pons. C) Hippocampus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pons. 10. Which type of neuron is responsible for gathering information about the environment? A) Afferent Neuron. B) Efferent Neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent Neuron. 11. When sodium channels open (-55mV) A) Threshold. B) Depolarization. C) Hyperpolarization. D) Repolarization. E) Action Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threshold. 12. Swallow A) Throws up. B) Swallowing problems. C) Swallow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swallow. 13. They dilate pupils allowing for close sight to anticipate and attack from a predator/foe. A) Sympathetic nerves. B) Parasympathetic nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nerves. 14. You are left out in the cold. What part of the brain makes you shiver? A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Epithalamus. D) Pons. E) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 15. The portion of the nervous system that conducts impulses from the skin, joints, skeletal muscles, and special senses is the ..... division. A) Autonomic motor. B) Somatic sensory. C) Somatic motor. D) Visceral sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic sensory. 16. The CNS is composed of: A) The brain. B) The spinal cord. C) Both the brain and spinal cord. D) The spinal and cranial nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the brain and spinal cord. 17. Part of neuron that holds all the organelles. A) Dendrite. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Synaptic terminal. E) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Body. 18. ..... receives messages from other neurons and sends them to the cell body. A) Axons. B) Dendrites. C) Conclusion. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 19. You accidentally grab a hot pan and pull away without thinking about it This is an example of a A) Reflection. B) Reaction. C) Response. D) Reflex arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex arc. 20. ..... is the largest sense organ. A) Skin. B) Nose. C) Tongue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skin. ← 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