This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 437 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 437 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Glands A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 2. It is characterized by intense, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve especially in head/face. It is not an illness but rather a symptom/injury of a particular disorder. A) Meningitis. B) Migraine. C) Neuralgia. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuralgia. 3. T/F:Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear gray. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which ions 'leak' out of neurones to establish resting potential? A) Sodium ions. B) Potassium ions. C) Hydrogen ions. D) Chloride ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potassium ions. 5. Why might you feel something touching you on your head quicker than on your foot. A) The message from the head travels farther to the brain. B) The message from the foot travels farther to the brain. C) The head is less sensitive than the foot. D) The foot doesn't send messages to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The message from the foot travels farther to the brain. 6. Which layer is found between the dura mater and the pia mater? A) Skin. B) Bone. C) Periosteum. D) Arachnoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arachnoid. 7. The ..... nervous system communicates with the skeletal muscles and the ..... nervous system communicates with the smooth and cardiac muscle as well as glands. A) Enteric; somatic. B) Autonomic; enteric. C) Enteric; autonomic. D) Somatic; autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic; autonomic. 8. These neurons (nerve cells) relay impulses from the sense organs to the CNS A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Intermediate neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons. 9. What is the function of axons? A) Receive impulses. B) Send impulses. C) Interpret impulses. D) Change impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Send impulses. 10. What types of neurons are found in the grey matter of the spinal cord A) Myeinated. B) Unmyelinated. C) Sensory. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unmyelinated. 11. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Thalam/o [ THALAM/O ]? A) Three (Tree Like Branch Nerve). B) Thalamus. C) Brain. D) Skull (Cranium). E) Order, Condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thalamus. 12. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Parasympathetic System? A) Cold sweaty skin. B) Skin warm. C) Eye pupils constricted. D) Blood pressure normal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold sweaty skin. 13. Disease where the brain does not produce enough of the neurotransmitters that transmits messages from the brain to the muscles. A) Parkinson's. B) Alzheimer's. C) Epilepsy. D) A Concussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parkinson's. 14. The nervous system is divided into 2 main parts, called? A) Afferent and efferent nervous system. B) Spinal cord and cranial nerves. C) Central & peripheral nervous system. D) Parasympathetic & Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central & peripheral nervous system. 15. Which of the following is true regarding the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS)? A) The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. B) The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord while the PNS includes the nerves. C) The CNS includes the brain and nerves while the PNS includes the spinal cord. D) The CNS includes the brain while the PNS includes the spinal cord and nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. 16. How many pairs of cranial nerves and spinal nerves does the body have? A) 12 pairs cranial, 23 pairs spinal. B) 23 pairs cranial, 12 pairs spinal. C) 12 pairs cranial, 31 pairs spinal. D) 31 pairs cranial, 12 pairs spinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 pairs cranial, 31 pairs spinal. 17. What do the hair cells do? A) Vibrate at even frequencies. B) Generate impulses to send to the brain. C) Help stop bleeding in the ears. D) Vibrate at different frequencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vibrate at different frequencies. 18. Which is not a major brain region? A) Cerebrum. B) Diencephalon. C) Brain Stem. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 19. Which abbreviation refers to a recording of electrical activity in the brain to help locate seizure activity? A) EMG. B) NCV. C) EEG. D) MRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EEG. 20. When someone says '' I need to use my gray matter, " they are referring to the ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. 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