This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these terms does not belong with the others? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Dorsal root. D) Posterior cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 2. The myelin sheath is formed by: A) Axon. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Schwann cells. D) Soma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 3. Part of the nervous system which is made up of nerves and ganglia A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 4. What is the site of communication between neurons? A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 5. What is protecting the brain? A) Skull. B) Kidneys. C) Small intestines. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 6. What type of bone tissue makes up the hard outer part of the bone and has tiny canals for nerves and blood vessels? A) Spongy. B) Compact. C) Cartilage. D) Connective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact. 7. Which of the following is NOT a part of the peripheral nervous system? A) Cranial nerves. B) Spinal nerves. C) Peripheral nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 8. What are the two main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System? A) Spinal Nerves & Receptors. B) Arms & Legs. C) Brain & Spinal Cord. D) Optic Nerves & Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Nerves & Receptors. 9. The brain's blood testing laboratory, constantly monitoring the blood to determine the condition of the body A) Medulla. B) Pons. C) Hypothalamus. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 10. Structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression A) Amygdala. B) Pons. C) Medulla. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amygdala. 11. What hormone is produced by the adrenal gland in response to stress? A) Estrogen. B) Testosterone. C) Adrenaline. D) Thyroxine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adrenaline. 12. Part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin sheath. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 13. What does the CNS do? A) Helps our body get oxygen. B) Provides our bodies with support and structure. C) Process information and send instructions to the different parts of the body. D) Digests food and gives nutrients to the different parts of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process information and send instructions to the different parts of the body. 14. Involuntary, balance and coordinate A) Cerebellum. B) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 15. -um, -us A) To seize, take hold of. B) Speech. C) Bad, painful, difficult. D) Structure; tissue; thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Structure; tissue; thing. 16. Curare a poison, works by ..... A) A blocking receptor sites and acting as an antagonist for acetylene. B) Stimulating the release of excessive amounts of acetylcholine. C) Inhibiting the productions of inhibitory neurotransmitters. D) Stimulating the release of neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A blocking receptor sites and acting as an antagonist for acetylene. 17. Part of brainstem between diencephalon and pons A) Gyrus (convolution. B) Pineal Gland. C) Ventricle. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midbrain. 18. Sodium/potassium pumps are important parts of neurons because they ..... A) Repolarize the cell after an action potential. B) Keep up the charge difference between the outside and inside of the cell. C) Both of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 19. Sensory A) Impulse are sent from CNS to effectors (muscle glands) to cause a response. B) Occurs within CNS; processes incoming sensory input (decision making). C) Impulses are sent to the CNS; detect changes inside and outside the body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulses are sent to the CNS; detect changes inside and outside the body. 20. Which sense is responsible for detecting taste? A) The sense of taste is responsible for detecting taste. B) The sense of smell is responsible for detecting taste. C) The sense of touch is responsible for detecting taste. D) The sense of sight is responsible for detecting taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sense of taste is responsible for detecting taste. ← 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