This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 507 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 507 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Work closely together-depend on chemicals that trigger responses in receptors in the nose and mouth A) Smell and taste. B) Hearing. C) Touch. D) Vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smell and taste. 2. A man runs at 10 m/min for 5 min, what distance will he run? A) 10 miles. B) 10 m. C) 5 m. D) 50 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50 m. 3. What is the function of the meninges? A) Protect the brain and spinal cord. B) Secretion of chemicals needed by the brain. C) Conduct nerve impulses. D) Protect individual neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protect the brain and spinal cord. 4. The part of the ear that collects sound waves. A) Outer ear. B) Middle Ear. C) Inner ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer ear. 5. When a neuron is at rest how are ions distributed? A) Na is outside, K is inside. B) K is outside, Na is inside. C) Both Na and K are outside cell membrane. D) Both Na and K are inside the cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Na is outside, K is inside. 6. During repolarization, ..... ions move out of the axon. A) Sodium. B) Potassium. C) Calcium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potassium. 7. The the right hemisphere controls A) Right side of our body. B) Left side of our body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left side of our body. 8. How fast does a neuron transmits impulses? A) Up to 200mph. B) Up to 250mph. C) Up to 300mph. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up to 250mph. 9. The Thalamus is involved in A) Sensory perception and sleep. B) Sports abilities. C) Sense of smell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory perception and sleep. 10. Marissa tells you her grandmother had a stroke and asks what that means. A simple explanation might be A) She is having a convulsive disorder in her cerebrum. B) She had a blockage of the blood supply to the brain. C) She has an infection in her brain. D) She had a permanent occlusion of the major vascular variety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had a blockage of the blood supply to the brain. 11. This part of the brain is the second largest portion. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) Central Sulcus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 12. Part of the limbic system which controls emotions and drives such as hunger & thirst A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Diencephalon. D) Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 13. The impulse changes to ..... as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons. A) Electrical. B) Chemical. C) It stays the same. D) Liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical. 14. The gap between two neurons is called the ..... A) Conclusion. B) Myelin sheath. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 15. When a neuron is at REST, A) The inside of the neuron is negatively charged compared to the outside. B) The inside of the neuron is positively charged compared to the outside. C) There is no charge difference established. D) None of these is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The inside of the neuron is negatively charged compared to the outside. 16. Chemical that diffuse across a synapse and binds to receptor on the dendrite of neighboring neuron A) Nerve impulse. B) Action potential. C) Neurotransmitter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter. 17. Which peripheral nervous system responsible for our awareness of the external environment? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Parasympathetic nervous system . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic nervous system. 18. Which neurons in your eye can detect all colors of light? A) Rods. B) Pyramids. C) Cubes. D) Cones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cones. 19. The impulse causes a movement of ..... across the cell membrane A) Ions. B) Cells. C) Hydro fluids. D) Nomadics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ions. 20. The innermost membrane, or meningeal layer A) Periosteal. B) Dura. C) Arachnoid. D) Pia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pia. ← 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