This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 508 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 508 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All the nerves that branch out from the Central Nervous System is called the ..... A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Secondary Nervous System. C) Reaction Nervous System. D) Spinal Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Nervous System. 2. Cells responsible for information processing and transfer are the A) Neuroglia. B) Schwann cells. C) Neurons. D) Astrocytes. E) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 3. The properties of a muscle are as follows:Remove the stretch, and it will return to its normal resting position A) Elasticity. B) Irritability. C) Contractility. D) Extensibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elasticity. 4. Which of the following is not a factor in the speed of a nerve impulse transmission? A) Presence of myelin sheath. B) Diameter of the axon. C) Body weight. D) Body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Body weight. 5. Nerve damage happens when what part of the neuron is damaged? A) Myelin Sheath. B) Axon. C) Conclusion. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin Sheath. 6. Where would you find a nervous system nucleus? A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS. 7. A nerve is part of the ..... nervous system. A) Peripheral. B) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral. 8. What part of the embryonic tissue does the neural tube derive from? A) Mesoderm. B) Ectoderm. C) Endoderm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ectoderm. 9. Located just below the cerebellum, the brain stem includes two regions known as the ..... and the ..... A) Bridge & spinal cord. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Axon. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bridge & spinal cord. 10. Neurons are supported both structurally and functionally by cells which include A) Fibroblasts. B) Superimposed. C) Glial cells. D) Purkinje cells. E) Islets of Langerhans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glial cells. 11. Which part of the brain is concerned with muscle coordination? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. E) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 12. *The delicate connective tissue that surrounds the entire skeletal muscle is the A) Perimysium. B) *endomysium. C) Superficial fascia. D) *epimysium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) *epimysium. 13. The brainstem is between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain. Basic functions like ..... are controlled by the brainstem. A) Vision. B) Balance and coordination. C) Thinking and voluntary movement. D) Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. E) Maintaining body temperature, water balance and metabolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. 14. Immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. This condition is referred to as: A) The action potential. B) The threshold difference. C) Specific energy of the nerve. D) The absolute refractory phase. E) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The absolute refractory phase. 15. Damage to which lobe is associated with difficulty recognizing colours and perceiving movement, hallucinations, word blindness, and difficulty recognizing drawn objects? A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital lobe. 16. Which system controls all parts of your body and sends/receives messages? A) Muscular. B) Digestive. C) Circulatory. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous. 17. What is not one of the three structures of the brainstem? A) Hypothalamus. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 18. Chemicals which transmit electrical impulses A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitters. 19. True/False:The sympathetic nervous system controls the "fight or flight" response. A) True. B) False; parasympathetic. C) False; central. D) False; peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The space between neurons: A) Neurotransmitter. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. ← 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