This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 498 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 498 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What tis the function of a receptor cell? A) Specialised cells that detect stimuli. B) Specialised cells that carry an impulse to the brain. C) Specialised cells that cause a change to happen in the body. D) Specialised cells that process information and decide what the body will do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specialised cells that detect stimuli. 2. The body has ..... of cells A) Billions. B) Millions. C) Hundreds. D) Thousands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Billions. 3. What is the name of our sleep/wake cycle, which allows us to perform at our best level? A) Circadian rhythms. B) Jet lag. C) Temporal rhythms. D) Frontal lobe rhythms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circadian rhythms. 4. Innermost covering of the brain, delicate and vascular: A) Pia Mater. B) Dura Mater. C) Arachnoid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pia Mater. 5. A loss of balance is called ..... A) Deafness. B) Blindness. C) Numbness. D) Unsteadiness. E) Incoordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unsteadiness. 6. The cerebrum is located below the cerebellum.true or false? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. The substance that is released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called: A) An ion. B) A sodium-potassium pump. C) Action potential. D) A neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A neurotransmitter. 8. The cells that carry information through your nervous system are A) Protons. B) Cardiac muscles. C) Electrons. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 9. Which structure in the brain is an important memory forming center? A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebrum. C) Amygdala. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hippocampus. 10. Which part of brain is called centre of intelligence? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 11. Peripheral Nervous System can be broken down into two sub-systems, what are they? A) Somatic and Cerebrum. B) Somatic and Neurons. C) Somatic and Autonomic. D) Somatic and Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic and Autonomic. 12. How an organism reacts to internal or external stimuli ..... A) Geotropism. B) Homeostasis. C) Response. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Response. 13. These neurons are connecting neurons which relay impulses between neurons. A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Intermediate neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intermediate neurons. 14. Cornea is abnormally curved, causes blurry vision because it is unable to focus. A) Temporarily Blind. B) Blindness. C) Eye. D) Astigmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astigmatism. 15. Connects neuron to blood supply A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astrocytes. 16. What is the effector of the reflex of turning off the camera? A) Hand. B) Limbs. C) Muscles of eyeball. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hand. 17. This part of a neuron holds the nucleus A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Conclusion. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell Body. 18. Functional property of a neuron that enables it to respond to a stimulus and convert it into a nerve impulse A) Irritability. B) Resting potential. C) Action potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irritability. 19. What causes mucus membranes lining the bronchial tubes to become inflamed. A) Bronchitis. B) Asthma. C) Osteoporosis. D) Anemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bronchitis. 20. Where is the sciatic nerve? A) Brain to shoulders. B) Shoulder to hand. C) Back from neck to hips. D) Hip and down legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hip and down legs. ← 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