This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 560 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 560 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This attaches bone to bone A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 2. What does the skull protect? A) Stomach. B) Lungs. C) Heart. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 3. What is the central nervous system in charge of? A) From the breath of our body. B) To process food. C) Is responsible for processing our thoughts and all the information we obtain through the senses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is responsible for processing our thoughts and all the information we obtain through the senses. 4. Nerve endings in the skin of your finger sense the heat from a burning candle. The message of heat travels along the sensory nerves from the fingers to the spinal cord. A nerve transfers the message to the motor nerves. This makes the arm move away from the burning candle. A) Bluff. B) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 5. What are the different types of nerve cells and their functions? A) Brain neurons, heart neurons, and lung neurons with their respective functions. B) Sensory neurons, motor neurons, and interneurons with their respective functions. C) Red neurons, blue neurons, and green neurons with their respective functions. D) Fast neurons, slow neurons, and medium neurons with their respective functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons, motor neurons, and interneurons with their respective functions. 6. The difference in voltage measured across a cell membrane under steady-state conditions, typically-70 mV is called Resting Membrane Potential (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons A) Neurotransmitters. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Neurons. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 8. Division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body so that digestion can occur and energy can be put into storage: A) Sympathetic division. B) Peripheral division. C) Parasympathetic division. D) Central division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic division. 9. During the resting state, where is there a greater concentration of potassium ions? A) Inside the neuron. B) Outside the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the neuron. 10. Inflammation of the cerebrum A) Cerebellitis. B) Cerebromalacia. C) Cerebritis. D) Cerebrocele. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebritis. 11. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. E) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Somatic nervous system. 12. Cranial nerve VIII, carries information about sound and balance from the inner ear to the brain: A) Auditory. B) Hypoglossal. C) Oculomotor. D) Optic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auditory. 13. Which is an example of how the peripheral nervous system helps the body maintain its internal environment? A) Muscles produce keratin so that hair can grow stronger. B) Sweat glands break down the food that is consumed. C) Muscles contract rapidly to produce heat on a cold day. D) The brain recalls information to help take a test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscles contract rapidly to produce heat on a cold day. 14. What type of cell is found in the PNS that regulates and stabilizes the cells environment? A) Astrocytes. B) Schwann. C) Satellite. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satellite. 15. What behavior is observed if the voltage across a neuronal membrane is set to-20 mV? A) The sodium channel opens, and Na+ ions flow in. B) The voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels both remain closed. C) The sodium channel opens, and Na+ ions flow out. D) The potassium channel opens, and K+ ions flow in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sodium channel opens, and Na+ ions flow in. 16. In which lobe of the brain is Wernicke's area located? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal. 17. Arteries don't carry blood away from your heart. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. The myelin sheath of a neuron is made up of ..... A) Schwann cells. B) Oligodendrites. C) Fatty tissue. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 19. Which system functions to initiate the rest and digest response? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 20. The frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex is associated with: A) Helping us find our position in space. B) Receiving information from bodily sensations. C) Higher-order functions such as planning, reasoning and problem-solving. D) Processing auditory information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher-order functions such as planning, reasoning and problem-solving. ← 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