This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 362 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 362 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... nerves carry messages to the brain as well as take orders from the brain to other parts of the body. A) Sensory. B) Mixed. C) Motor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed. 2. What is an action that your brain tells your body to do automatically? A) Walk to the door. B) Breathe in and out. C) Reach for an apple. D) Shake your head no. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breathe in and out. 3. Joe has impacted ear wax in his right ear. What sensory disorder does he have? A) Conductive hearing loss. B) Sensorineural hearing loss. C) Tinnitus. D) Vertigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductive hearing loss. 4. The spinal cord A) Doesn't exist. B) Connects the brain to the rest of the body. C) Recieves the information from the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connects the brain to the rest of the body. 5. Neurotransmitters are either broken down or recycled after use. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Functions include initiating voluntary movement, working memory, personality, and higher cognitive functions such as decision-making and judgment. A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 7. The Adrenal glands are located A) Next to the stomach. B) In the throat. C) On top of the kidneys. D) Near the lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On top of the kidneys. 8. Cranial nerve IV is ..... A) Trochlear. B) Accessory. C) Vagus. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trochlear. 9. What part of the eye controls lens shape? A) Choroid. B) Lens. C) Iris. D) Ciliary body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ciliary body. 10. After an action potential displaces Na+ and K+ ions, what works to restore them to the proper location? A) Ligand-gated channels. B) Sodium voltage-gated channels. C) Potassium voltage-gated channels. D) Sodium-Potassium pumps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sodium-Potassium pumps. 11. Structure of a neuron that transmits the action potential away from the cell body A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 12. The definition of neuroplasticity is? A) The brains ability to change neural structure due to experience. B) The brains ability to adapt due to stressful situations. C) The process of rerouting, pruning and regeneration. D) The process of synaptic pruning and mylenation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brains ability to change neural structure due to experience. 13. Part of the nervous system that controls reflex action A) Dendrite. B) Cerebrum. C) Thalamus. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal Cord. 14. When multiple presynaptic neurons release neurotransmitter at various locations onto the receptive segment, thus generating EPSPs IPSPs or both in the postsynaptic neuron, this is known as A) Temporal summation. B) Spatial summation. C) Additive property. D) All or none law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial summation. 15. A key to managing your diabetes is ..... A) Don´t smoke a lot. B) Don´t walk everyday. C) Don't lose weight. D) Planning what you eat and following a healthy meal plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planning what you eat and following a healthy meal plan. 16. Sensory organs include skin, eyes, tongue, nose and ears A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Bundle of nerves found in the CNS A) Nerves. B) Tracts. C) Peripheral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tracts. 18. Which letter represents the dendrites? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 19. What do photoreceptors in our eyes convert light energy into? A) Chemical energy. B) Mechanical energy. C) Electrical energy. D) Thermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical energy. 20. Which of the following disorders is associated with a decrease in the neurotransmitter called dopamine? A) Parkinson's disease. B) Epilepsy. C) IF. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parkinson's disease. ← 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