This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 383 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 383 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nerve cells, or ....., are the basic units of the nervous system. A) Cells. B) Neurons. C) Peripherals. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 2. Examples of response A) Gland secretes hormones. B) Your nervous system breaks down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gland secretes hormones. 3. Which of the nerve cell structures insulate the axon and make impulses travel along faster? A) The synapse. B) The myelin sheath. C) Cell body. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The myelin sheath. 4. Lung constrict air passages A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic nervous system. 5. The type of sensation detected by the encapsulated nerve ending is A) Itch. B) Pain. C) Thermal. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pressure. 6. What type of nerve cell makes myelin in the central nervous system? A) Astrocyte. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Microglial. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocyte. 7. There are ..... as many glial cells as there are neurons. A) 10x. B) 100x. C) 20x. D) 50x. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10x. 8. Neurons that pass sensory information from the peripheral nervous system to the brain are called A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Reflex arc neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 9. The main role for this structure is homeostasis. This structure links the Nervous System and the Endocrine System. This structure controls hunger, bodyweight, movements and secretions of the stomach and intestines, and regulates sleep and the balance of water in our bodies. A) Thalamus. B) Limbic System. C) Cerebellum. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 10. Glial cell type in the CNS responsible for producing cerebrospinal fluid. A) Ependymal Cell. B) Axon. C) Satellite Cell. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal Cell. 11. Which part vibrates when sound hit or reached it? A) Eardrum. B) Cochlea. C) Pinna. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eardrum. 12. Which body system send electrical signals to all other body systems? A) Muscular. B) Skeletal. C) Circulatory. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous. 13. What is the medical term for cognitive deficits that include memory impairment? A) Neurosis. B) Psychosis. C) Dementia. D) Manic depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dementia. 14. The emotional brain. It houses memories in the temporal lobe A) Limbic System. B) Diencephalon. C) Brain Stem. D) Broca's Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limbic System. 15. ..... are inside of every internal organ and inside every surface of your skin. They collect information like pain and pressure. A) Skin. B) Nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 16. If you pick up a hot plate ..... receptors in your ..... detect this change A) Sensory, skin. B) Sensory, muscle. C) Motor, skin. D) Intermediate, muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory, skin. 17. What is the function of the central nervous system? A) Digesting food. B) Producing hormones. C) Regulating body temperature. D) Processing and transmitting information throughout the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Processing and transmitting information throughout the body. 18. A function of this system is to protect against the sun's UV rays. A) Circulatory. B) Outgrowths. C) Skeletal. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outgrowths. 19. Motor Neurons carry signals to ..... A) Brain. B) Skin. C) White matter. D) Muscles or glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscles or glands. 20. What is the name of the cord that extends from the brain stem? A) Vocal chord. B) Spinal chord. C) Umbilical cord. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal chord. ← 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