This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 427 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 427 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Division of the PNS composed of nerves that carry information FROM the CNS A) Dendrites. B) Schwann cell. C) Motor (efferent) division. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor (efferent) division. 2. Which of the following represents the pathway for smell in the correct order? A) Bipolar neuron-CN I-temporal lobe-hypothalamus and amygdala. B) Bipolar neuron-CN I-temporal lobe-frontal lobe. C) Both answers are correct. D) Neither answer is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct. 3. This is made up of the brain and spinal cord A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Somatic System. D) Autonomic System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 4. Neurolemmocytes; produce myelin sheaths around PNS neurons; speeds up transmission of impulse; CAN be repaired if damaged A) Schwann cells. B) Ependymal cells. C) Microglia. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 5. Associated with formation of memories A) Amygdala. B) Hippocampus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hippocampus. 6. Multiple sclerosis is ..... A) A disorder of the astrocytes. B) A myelin disorder. C) Most common in men from ages 40 to 60. D) Both a and b above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A myelin disorder. 7. Receptor that adapts to warm temperatures, but but never hot A) Thermoreceptor. B) Baroreceptor. C) Chemoreceptor. D) Pacinian Corpuscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermoreceptor. 8. ASD A) Autism spectrum disorder. B) Attention sensitivity disorder. C) Amyotrophin sensitivity disorder. D) Autism sensitivity disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autism spectrum disorder. 9. "Sight" happens..... A) In the eye. B) In the brain. C) In the optic nerve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the brain. 10. THE ..... CONTROLS OUR BODY.THE ..... RECEIVES INFORMATION FROM OUR FIVE SENSES. THE SENSES SEND INFORMATION TO THE BRAIN THROUGH OUR ..... A) NERVOUS SYSTEM BRAIN NERVES. B) NERVESBRAINNERVOUS SYSTEM. C) NERVES NERVOUS SYSTEM BRAIN. D) BRAIN NERVOUS SYSTEMNERVES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NERVOUS SYSTEM BRAIN NERVES. 11. The "brain" of a cell/neuron A) Soma. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 12. Neurons found thought out the body A) Stimuli. B) Brain. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 13. The skeleton is made up of ..... A) Muscles. B) Bones and joints. C) Nerves. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones and joints. 14. Once a nerve impulse reaches the axon terminal, what ion is stimulated to move the neurotransmitters to the edge of the axon terminal? A) Calcium. B) Potassium. C) Sodium. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 15. The Central Nervous System contains the brain and the brain stem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. What is a characteristic of axons? A) When there is resting potential, the outside of the axon is negative relative to the inside. B) During an action potential, sodium ions diffuse into the axon. C) The axon is depolarized when potassium ions diffuses out of it. D) Depolarization occurs when potassium ions diffuses into the axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During an action potential, sodium ions diffuse into the axon. 17. What are the functions of the brainstem? A) Digestion. B) Heart beat. C) Breathing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Which is the SENSORY FUNCTION of the Nervous System? A) Gathers information from both inside and outside the body. B) Processes the information in the brain and spine. C) Sends information to the muscles, glands, and organs so they can respond appropriately. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathers information from both inside and outside the body. 19. The secondary nerves that carry messages from the sense organs to the brain or spinal cord A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 20. There are two different types of nerves: A) Sensory nerves like the optic or auditory one. B) Motor nerves (connected to the musculoskeletal system). C) Sensory nerves (connected to our locomotor system). D) Motor nerves in our sense organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves (connected to the musculoskeletal system). ← 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