This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 395 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 395 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the parts of a neuron? A) Cell body, Axon, Dendrites. B) Dendrites, Axon. C) Axon, Cell body. D) Cell body, Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body, Axon, Dendrites. 2. In a reflex action, the ..... bypasses the ..... A) Motor neuron, brain. B) Sensory neuron, brain. C) Sensory neuron, spinal cord. D) Motor neuron, spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron, brain. 3. A pathogen is- A) A Killer T Cell. B) A Leukocyte. C) A Microorganism that fights a disease. D) A Microorganism that causes a disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Microorganism that causes a disease. 4. Part of neuron that usually functions to receive information from other neurons or sensory receptors and transmit the information toward the neuron cell body A) Soma. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Nodes of Ranvier. E) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 5. Which structure in the diencephalon is responsible for regulating autonomic nervous system functions like metabolism, body temperature, and energy levels? A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Epithalamus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 6. What makes up the nervous system along with the brain and spine? A) Peripheral. B) Conclusion. C) Neurons. D) Stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 7. Eye movement down and in A) Oculomotor. B) Trochlear. C) Trigeminal. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trochlear. 8. The brain and the spinal cord. A) Nervous system. B) Brain. C) Neurons. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system. 9. Nerve cells that cause glands to release chemicals are ..... A) Relay neurone. B) Motor neurone. C) Sensory neurone. D) Brain cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurone. 10. Which part of the brain controls personality? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 11. "Area where signals travel down the axons are generated" refers to A) Node of ranvier. B) Dendrite. C) Schwann cell. D) Axon hillock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon hillock. 12. Their function is to transmit information from different parts of the body to the brain or to the spinal cord. A) Sensory organs. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerves. 13. Which of the following is a function of the spinal cord A) Conduct impulses to the brain. B) Serve as a center for spinal reflexes. C) Conduct impulses from the brain. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 14. What characteristic of the neuron is this?Given good nutrition, neurons can function optimally for a lifetime. A) Longevity. B) Amitotic. C) High metabolic rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longevity. 15. Neurons that carry information about surroundings to the brain. A) Inner neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Sensory Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory Neurons. 16. How far down the spinal column does the spinal cord extend? A) To the last thoracic vertebrae. B) To the second lumbar vertebrae. C) To the fifth lumbar vertebrae. D) To the sacrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the second lumbar vertebrae. 17. The brain and spinal cord together are considered the A) Telencephalon. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Diencephalon. E) Text for option 5 (optional). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system. 18. What happens when you go without oxygen for 4-8 minutes A) Shock. B) Heart attack. C) Brain Bleed. D) Brain Damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain Damage. 19. Which of the following is NOT a major region of the brain? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) Longitudinal gyri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Longitudinal gyri. 20. What is the function of satellite cells in the peripheral nervous system? A) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. B) Support and anchor neurons. C) Transmit nerve impulses. D) Regulate neurotransmitter levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support and anchor neurons. ← 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