This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 480 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 480 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ion that triggers the release of acetylcholine from the axon terminal into the synaptic cleft is A) Calcium. B) Chloride. C) Potassium. D) Magnesium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 2. What are sensory receptors responsible for? A) Generating movement. B) Detecting specific stimuli. C) Secreting hormones. D) Processing and interpreting nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detecting specific stimuli. 3. A motor neurone is used to A) Link the eye to the brain. B) Connect the spinal cord to the thigh muscle. C) Communicate within the brain. D) Detect a stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connect the spinal cord to the thigh muscle. 4. The parasympathetic nervous system would be associated with which of the following? A) Vasodilation of blood vessels to the legs during running. B) Increase of calcium and ATP to cardiac tissue when under stress. C) Decrease in oxygen and nutrient transport to skeletal muscles. D) Secretion/Release of adrenaline in "fight or flight" situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease in oxygen and nutrient transport to skeletal muscles. 5. Label 23 A) Stimulus. B) Depolarization. C) Repolarization. D) Refractory Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repolarization. 6. The sense of smell detects ..... stimuli. A) Chemical. B) Thermal. C) Mechanical. D) Electromagnetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 7. What does occipital help with? A) Vision. B) Speech. C) Writing. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vision. 8. Cells on the retina that helps us see color A) Rods. B) Cones. C) Optic nerve. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cones. 9. Fluid-filled tubes in your inner ear that help you keep your balance. When your head moves around, the liquid inside sloshes around and moves the tiny hairs that line each canal. A) Semicircular Canals. B) Cochlea. C) Eardrum. D) Pinna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicircular Canals. 10. What is a violent shaking up or jarring of the brain? A) Cranial hematoma. B) Concussion. C) Contusion. D) Cerebral contusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concussion. 11. What is the other name for brain stem? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 12. There is a right and left hemisphere of the ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 13. A sensory receptor is a specialized cell in the nervous system. Which kind of cell is it most likely to be? A) A somatic cell. B) A glial cell. C) A neuron. D) A platelet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A neuron. 14. The epithalamus includes the pineal gland. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Tom close his eyes when a dust particle fell in A) Reflex action. B) Not a reflex action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex action. 16. A quick and unconscious response to a stimulus A) Response time. B) Reaction time. C) Reflex. D) Instinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 17. Any injury to optic nerve can lead to A) Vision Loss. B) Hearing loss. C) No loss. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vision Loss. 18. What is the receptor that senses TEMPERATURE? A) Nociceptor. B) Mechanoreceptor. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Cerebroceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermoreceptor. 19. Which type of cell nourishes the surrounding tissue AND sends/receives signals? A) Neurons. B) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroglia. 20. Receptors in the boy's body detect changes in the environment. Which organ of the body contains the receptors for the change in the environment. Cooler air temperature in the shadows A) Eyes. B) Skin. C) Ears. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin. ← 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