This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 357 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 357 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sound does not travel in space because A) Space is too far away. B) There is no matter in space. C) Space is the final frontier. D) Space has planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is no matter in space. 2. Prefix that means below; under A) Mono-. B) Post-. C) Sub-. D) Epi-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sub-. 3. Connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord A) Temporal lobe. B) Cerebellum. C) Parietal lobe. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 4. The small part of the brain located below the cerebrum is called ..... A) Medulla. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 5. The ..... consists of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and cranial nerves. A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 6. Activated when the body is in dynamic role or stress A) Spinal Nerves. B) Sympathetic. C) Cranial Nerves. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 7. Produce myelin in CNS A) Ependymal cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 8. The phrenic nerve is important in ..... A) Running. B) Heartbeat. C) Breathing. D) Arm movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing. 9. A baroreceptor senses A) Blood pressure. B) The blood's salt concentration. C) Epinephrine levels in the blood. D) The oxygen content of the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood pressure. 10. The general function of neurons is A) Send signals from the brain. B) Receive signals from the brain. C) React to physical changes in the environment. D) React to chemical changes. E) All answers are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All answers are true. 11. Neurons that carry messages from the brain to the muscles are ..... A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Connecting neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. 12. Suppose that you stick your finger with a sharp pin. The area affected is very small and only one pain receptor fires. However, it fires repeatedly at a rapid rate (it hurts!). This is an example of- A) Temporal summation. B) Spatial summation. C) Habituation. D) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal summation. 13. The myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system is formed by: A) Nissl bodies. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Schwann cells. D) Neuron cell bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 14. Interneurons are also called association neurons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which process is governed by the autonomic nervous system? A) Writing. B) Chewing. C) Breathing. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing. 16. Spinal Accessory A) Balance, 1/3 of taste, swallowing. B) Gag, Speech. C) Head and shoulder movement. D) Tongue movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head and shoulder movement. 17. If a neuron has been ..... and ....., the same stimulus will not be strong enough to bring the membrane potential past the threshold. A) Excited, hyperpolarized. B) Excited, repolarized. C) Inhibited, hyperpolarized. D) Inhibited, repolarized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inhibited, hyperpolarized. 18. Nerves that connect CNS to other body parts A) PNS. B) Motor. C) Sensory. D) Integrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PNS. 19. Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia. "most abundant" A) Astrocyte. B) Microglia. C) Ependymal. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocyte. 20. What is the main organ involved in our sense of touch? A) The heart. B) The skin. C) The lungs. D) The stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 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