This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 423 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 423 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nerves which go to the tongue are examples of ..... nerves. A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Mixed. D) Cranial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed. 2. Has two specialized extensions, one for receiving signals and one for sending A) Neurons. B) Glial Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 3. The ..... nervous system is made up of all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. A) Motor. B) Peripheral. C) Central. D) Lateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral. 4. Neurones can transmit nerve impulses in two directions. A) True. B) False. C) I like pancakes and ducks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Which of the following types of glial cells produces the myelin sheaths that insulate axons, or nerve fibers, in the central nervous system (CNS)? (a) A) A Oligodendrocytes. B) Schwann Cells. C) Ependymal cell. D) Astrocytes . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Oligodendrocytes. 6. What are the cells of the nervous system? A) Skin cells. B) Red blood cells. C) Neurons. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 7. What is the thick mass of nerves connecting the two cerebral hemispheres called? A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Corpus Callosum. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corpus Callosum. 8. What does amitotic mean? A) Can divide rapidly. B) Can divide slowly. C) Cannot divide. D) Have a high metabolic rate. E) Can conduct messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cannot divide. 9. The groove seperating the cerebral hemispheres is the: A) Central sulcus. B) Parieto-occipital sulcus. C) Longitudinal fissure. D) Lateral sulcus. E) Anterior commissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Longitudinal fissure. 10. The knee jerk reflex is an example of a(n) A) Somatic, cranial reflex. B) Somatic, spinal reflex. C) Autonomic, cranial reflex. D) Autonomic, spinal reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic, spinal reflex. 11. The Spinal Cord is protected by the Vertebral Column? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. This is caused by a ruptured blood vessel and brain tissue loses its oxygen supply and dies. A) Stroke. B) Alzheimer. C) Concussion. D) Contusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stroke. 13. The brain and spinal cord A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 14. Where do the electrical signals created by photoreceptors travel to? A) The heart. B) The lungs. C) The muscles. D) The brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The brain. 15. When overall distribution of ions is such that the inside of the membrane is more negatively charged than the outside. A) Refractory Period. B) Polarized. C) Repolarization. D) Conductivity. E) Depolarized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polarized. 16. The nerves in your fingertips are part of the ..... nervous system A) Peripheral. B) Central. C) Cardiovascular. D) Interna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral. 17. What does the thalamus do? A) Knowledge and memory. B) Balancing. C) Filling the eyes. D) Expression of pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expression of pain. 18. The dentrites ..... A) Receive signals. B) Transmit signal. C) Control senses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receive signals. 19. VLight first strikes the ....., which is a clear substance at the front of the eye. A) Lens. B) Cornea. C) Pupil. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cornea. 20. The neurons in the spinal cord are part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central. B) Peripheral. C) Somatic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. ← 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