This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 400 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 400 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Large, upper part of the brain that controls activity andthought A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 2. The electrical messages sent through the nervous system are called ..... A) Impulses. B) Neurons. C) Dendrites. D) Transmissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulses. 3. Suchart was involved in a car accident which caused him to suffer from temporary amnesia. Suchart's memory loss is likely caused by an injury to a part of his brain. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla Oblongata. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 4. Which is the correct order of events in depolarization then repolarization? A) Sodium channels close, potassium channels open. B) Sodium channels open, potassium channels open,. C) Sodium channels open, potassium channels close. D) Potassium channels open, sodium channels open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium channels open, potassium channels open,. 5. The brain stem controls the body's autonomic functions such has breathing, heart rate, hearing, smelling, sleep patterns. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Astrocytes (a neuroglial cell) functions to A) Make cerebral spinal fluid. B) Eat bacteria and cell debris. C) Provide nutrients to neuron cells. D) Make myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provide nutrients to neuron cells. 7. Efferent neurons A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 8. Once in the alveoli, air then goes to the ....., where gas exchange occurs. A) Bronchi. B) Bronchioles. C) Capillaries. D) Trachea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capillaries. 9. When potassium leaves the neuron, it becomes ..... A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 10. Gaps in conduction of action potential down a cell A) Saltatory conduction. B) White matter. C) Myelin sheath. D) Conduction speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltatory conduction. 11. Which part of the nervous system does not need your control (is involuntary)? A) CNS. B) PNS. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 12. Damage to the prefrontal cortex might result in A) Reduced planning abilities. B) Blindness. C) Impaired balance and muscle coordination. D) Deafness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduced planning abilities. 13. Elastic fibers that connect bones to other bones at movable joints are known as A) Tendons. B) Nervous tissue. C) Vascular tissue. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 14. Echoencephalography A) Use of ultrasound to create an image of the brain. B) Stupor; a state of near-unconsciousness. C) Membrane around the brain and spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use of ultrasound to create an image of the brain. 15. ..... of the nervous system generate, transmit, receive, and respond to electrochemical signals A) Neurons. B) Glial cells. C) Both answers are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 16. Which division of the autonomic nervous system initiates a response known as the fight or flight A) The sympathetic nervous system. B) The parasympathetic nervous system. C) The somatic nervous system. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sympathetic nervous system. 17. A resting neuron is considered to be ..... A) Polarized. B) Depolarized. C) Inhibited. D) Stationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polarized. 18. Cranial nerve I is ..... A) Abducting. B) Oculomotor. C) Olfactory. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory. 19. Which part of the eye contains the photoreceptor cells Rods and Cones? A) Pupil. B) Choroid. C) Retina. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retina. 20. A 30-year-old male suffers a serious injury of the CNS that results from an industrial accident. A neurological evaluation suggests that the major input to the Flocculonodular lobe is damaged. Which of the following structures provides the major input to the flocculonodular lobe that was damaged? A) Nucleus dorsalis of Clarke. B) Red nucleus. C) Vestibular nucleus. D) Midbrain reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vestibular nucleus. ← 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