This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 236 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 236 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. People with damage to the ..... (a specialized area in the frontal lobe) speak slowly, and struggle to recall and express words verbally. A) Wernicke's Area. B) Broca's Area. C) Primary Motor Cortex. D) Somatosensory Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broca's Area. 2. The neuron before a synapse is a(n) ..... neuron. A) Presynaptic. B) Postsynaptic. C) Motor. D) Inhibitory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presynaptic. 3. Which of the following is not one of the five basic tastes? A) Umami. B) Salty. C) Coffee. D) Bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coffee. 4. It is the outer layer of gray matter; short and long term memory A) Amygdala. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebral Cortex. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral Cortex. 5. The brain and spinal cord are both examples of: A) Effector. B) Receptor. C) Coordination centre/coordinator. D) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coordination centre/coordinator. 6. What are the two fibres to go out from the cell body A) Dendrites and Axons. B) Red and White Blood Cells. C) CNS and PNS. D) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites and Axons. 7. It pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body to sustain life. A) Heart. B) Blood Vessels. C) Nerves. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart. 8. The nerve which sends messages to the spinal chord from the sense organs A) Motor nerves. B) Sensory nerves. C) Mixed nerves. D) Sense organ nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory nerves. 9. Which of the following are affected by Alzheimer's? A) The ability to walk. B) Breathing. C) Recognition and memory. D) Muscle coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recognition and memory. 10. Myelin is largely composted of protein (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which part of the nervous system is not involved in producing reflex actions?answer choices A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Receptor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 12. How can our sense of touch keep us safe? A) If we have a sense of touch, we never feel pain. B) Our sense of touch helps us breathe and provides oxygen to our body. C) Our sense of touch does not keep us safe in any way. D) Our sense of touch allows us to feel pain and know when our body is in trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our sense of touch allows us to feel pain and know when our body is in trouble. 13. What part of the brain controls learning? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 14. During a muscle contraction, muscle fibers shorten when ..... A) Actin filaments become shorter when they combine with myosin heads. B) Myosin heads rotate when they attach to actin, causing the myosin filaments to fold in the middle. C) Thin myofilaments are pulled toward the center of the sarcomere by the pivoting of the myosin heads. D) ACh reduces the friction between thin and thick myofilaments, so they slide over each more easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thin myofilaments are pulled toward the center of the sarcomere by the pivoting of the myosin heads. 15. A stroke is also known as a ..... A) Brain hemorrhage. B) Concussion. C) Cerebrovascular accident (CVA). D) Mild brain injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrovascular accident (CVA). 16. A small space between nerve cells. A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Conclusion. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 17. What number is the Olfactory Nerve A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 18. It is located at the back of the brain. A) Cerebrum. B) Brain. C) Cerebellum. D) Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 19. Histamine is a neurotransmitter that promotes alertness in the central nervous system. Under which conditions would histamine most likely be released into the bloodstream? A) Stimulation of the parietal lobe of the brain. B) Stimulation of the frontal lobe of the brain. C) Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. D) Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. 20. Identify Letter B A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. ← 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