This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 501 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 501 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Can you pull my hand A) Can you take my hand. B) Can you push my hand away?. C) Can you please yourself?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you take my hand. 2. The tympanic membrane is the scientific name for what structure? A) The eardrum. B) Mucus glands in the nose. C) The eyelid. D) The meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The eardrum. 3. A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous system is called a(n): A) Motor neuron. B) Sensory neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Bipolar neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron. 4. A stroke in the primary motor area has caused Peter to lose control over his skeletal muscles on the right side of his body. What lobe of his brain was damaged? A) Occipital lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal lobe. 5. *In excitation contraction coupling, calcium ions are released from the A) *Transverse tubules. B) *sarcoplasmic reticulum. C) *sarcolemma. D) *myofibrils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *sarcoplasmic reticulum. 6. What do you call the cell that compose the nerves? This is the basic working unit of the nervous system. A) Nucleus. B) Nerve cells or neurons. C) Neutrinos. D) Electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve cells or neurons. 7. What is one common problem or disorder that occurs with the endocrine system? A) Diabetes. B) Bad gas. C) Lung cancer. D) Hemophilia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diabetes. 8. You can find mechanoreceptors inside which organ? A) Ear. B) Brain. C) Heart. D) Eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ear. 9. Which has co-ordinating fibers and which has neurons in a nerve net, respectively? A) Amoeba Hydra. B) Planaria sea star. C) Amoeba Paramecium. D) Paramecium Hydra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paramecium Hydra. 10. The brain and the spinal cord are part of the: A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Cranial nerve. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 11. Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain? A) Occipital lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occipital lobe. 12. Which part of your body is a part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)? A) Nerves all over your body (arms and legs). B) Brain. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves all over your body (arms and legs). 13. What part of the neuron passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands? A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 14. Which imaging technique identifies abnormal tissue metabolism? A) CT Scan. B) PET Scan. C) Stereotaxy. D) Encephalography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PET Scan. 15. Skin surface areas that are supplied by a single spinal nerve are called ..... A) Myotomes. B) Sensatomes. C) Sensation regions. D) Dermatomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dermatomes. 16. The movement of sodium and potassium ions across a cell membrane is called a(n) A) Resting potential. B) Impulse. C) Neurilemma. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impulse. 17. What part of the brain determines emotional reaction, especially involving excitement or fear? A) Brain stem. B) Prefrontal cortex. C) Hypothalamus. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amygdala. 18. What are the 4 ventricles of the brain filled with? A) Blood. B) Water. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) Serous fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrospinal fluid. 19. Liquid part of the blood. 90% water. A) Platelet. B) Plasma. C) Red Blood Cell. D) White Blood Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plasma. 20. One example of how the nervous system interacts with circulatory system A) Nervous and circulatory system are connected by the heart, the nervous system controls the heart function and fluid circulation. B) Works closly to brain to control horomones. C) Tells the smooth muscile when to contract and diolate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous and circulatory system are connected by the heart, the nervous system controls the heart function and fluid circulation. ← 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