This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 436 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 436 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most common type of synapse: A) Chemical. B) Electrical. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 2. The part of the brain responsible for coordinating movement is the A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 3. What does the temporal lobe control? A) Planning. B) Sight. C) Sounds. D) Coordination and movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sounds. 4. Which glial cell is responsible for anchoring and supporting neurons in the CNS? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Schwann Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 5. Muscles you can control are called..... A) Voluntary muscles. B) Involuntary muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary muscles. 6. The main function of the nervous system A) Send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body. B) Break down food to be used by the body. C) Remove wastes from the body. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body. 7. The brain is divided into two separate hemispheres, the left and right brain. (a) A) A True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A True. 8. The summation of EPSPs from numerous presynaptic nerve fibers converging onto one postsynaptic neuron is called A) Spatial summation. B) Long-term potentiation. C) Temporal summation. D) Synaptic plasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spatial summation. 9. Insufficient production of acetylcholine in the synapses of the brain, abnormal tangled neurons, and large deposits of beta-amyloid are problems associated with which one of thefollowing diseases? A) Meningitis. B) Alzheimer's disease. C) Rabies. D) Parkinson's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's disease. 10. The filtrate of blood that circulates around the brain and spinal cord and provides nutrients. A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Dura mater. C) Arachnoid mater. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid. 11. Nerve cells that specialize in sensing the world around us. A) Nerve cells. B) Neurons. C) Senses. D) Sensory receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory receptors. 12. Provides oxygen to the neuron and removes carbon dioxide. A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal Cells. D) Microglia. E) Arachnoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes. 13. Which division of the nervous system controls smooth and cardiac muscle? A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 14. Structurally, the nervous system consists of which two main divisions? A) Somatic and visceral. B) Central and peripheral. C) Sensory and motor. D) Somatic and autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central and peripheral. 15. What is the function of the inner ear? A) Helps conduct sound vibrations. B) Sends the sounds to the brain. C) Turns physical vibrations into electrical impulses to travel to the brain. D) Amplify sound waves to make stronger for when they get to the eardrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turns physical vibrations into electrical impulses to travel to the brain. 16. Motor fibers to the face, causes facial expressions A) Trigeminal. B) Facial. C) Optic. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facial. 17. What does our body use oxygen for in cellular respiration? A) To react with glucose in order to get energy. B) To absorb the CO2. C) To react with water. D) To help blood flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To react with glucose in order to get energy. 18. Which body system is responsible for our movement, energy, protecting organs, and helping move food from one organ to another? A) Muscular. B) Circulatory. C) Nervous. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular. 19. Fatty material that forms a sheath-like covering around some axons A) Myelin. B) Schwann cells. C) Myelin sheaths. D) Sulcus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 20. The peripheral nervous system can be subdivided into ..... A) Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. B) Sensory nervous system and motor nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system and Autonomic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic nervous system and Autonomic nervous 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