This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 204 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 204 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Efferent neurons are..... neurons. A) Arriving. B) Sensory. C) Connective. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor. 2. During the transmission of an action potential across a ....., Ca2+ channels open triggering the synaptic vesicles to release ..... to pass the signal to the postsynaptic neuron. A) Cell body, Na2+. B) Synapse, receptors. C) Cell body, action potentials. D) Synapse, neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synapse, neurotransmitters. 3. Which structure contains relay neurones? A) Spinal cord. B) Muscle. C) Gland. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 4. RIP/oh A) Anxious; nervous. B) Central nervous system. C) Crazy. D) Hyper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anxious; nervous. 5. Which would be an example of a physical change brought on by stress? A) Pupils constrict. B) Reduced salivation. C) Increased rate of digestion. D) Reduced heart rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduced salivation. 6. What is the role of neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft? A) They block the impulse from continuing to the next neuron. B) They re-uptake proteins into the axon terminal. C) They cause channels to open in the next neuron, continuing the action potential. D) They destroy the receptors on the dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cause channels to open in the next neuron, continuing the action potential. 7. The Nervous System is made of A) The milk you drink. B) The grass. C) The structures that control the actions and reactions. D) The structures that support your brainico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The structures that control the actions and reactions. 8. A noticeable change in an organism's environment. A) Control center. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Set point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 9. The primary function of the cerebellum in vertebrates is A) Temperature control. B) Integration of sensory data. C) Memory storage. D) Control of the heartbeat. E) Coordination of motor reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Coordination of motor reflexes. 10. You are treating Ralph who damaged his suprascapular nerve in a MVA. Which movement of the shoulder is affected? A) Infraspinatus. B) Teres minor. C) Subscapularis. D) Coracobrachialis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infraspinatus. 11. Select the answer that is in the correct order. A) Stimuli, impulse sent down a neuron chain, brain makes decision, sensory neurons detect a change in the environment, muscles move accordingly. B) Impulse sent to brain, receptors detect information, Motor neurons send an impulse to a muscle group. C) Stimuli, sensory neurons detect information, inter neurons in the brain relay the information, motor neurons send an impulse to a muscle group. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimuli, sensory neurons detect information, inter neurons in the brain relay the information, motor neurons send an impulse to a muscle group. 12. The brainstem is located between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain. Basic functions like ..... are controlled by the brainstem. A) Vision. B) Balance and coordination. C) Thinking and voluntary movement. D) Breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and swallowing. E) Maintaining body temperature, water balance and metabolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and swallowing. 13. The deep grooves in the brain are known as ..... A) Fissures. B) Lobes. C) Gyri. D) Sulci. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fissures. 14. What is the name of cells that support the cells that send information? A) Neurons. B) Axons. C) Dendrites. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroglia. 15. Continuous with the spinal cord; consists of the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the midbrain A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Diencephalon. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 16. The two major subsystems of the nervous system are the central neervous system and the A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 17. The somatic system regulates the blinking A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 18. The brain is made up of how many parts? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 19. What's the smallest part of the nervous system? A) The brain stem. B) The cerebrum. C) The neuron (nerve cell). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The neuron (nerve cell). 20. Location of the nucleus and source of information for protein synthesis A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Collateral axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. ← 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