This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 561 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 561 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the single longest nerve in the body? A) Sciatic nerve. B) Ulnar Nerve. C) Solar Plexus. D) Radial Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sciatic nerve. 2. Transparent jelly like tissue that fills the eyeball behind the lens. A) Vitreous humor. B) Plasma. C) Optic nerve. D) Eyeball juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitreous humor. 3. Carry response messages from the brain back to the body to produce a reaction. (muscle movement, glands) A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. 4. A reaction to a change in the environment A) Stimulus. B) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Response. 5. The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are housed in the A) Diencephalon. B) Hypothalamus. C) Brain stem. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 6. Mr. Warren has spinal cord damage that prevents nerve impulses from being carried from the CNS to muscles or glands. What specific type of neuron has been damaged? A) Afferent neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Motor neurons. D) Axon terminals. E) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neurons. 7. Some neurons have a covering composed of a whitish, fatty material called A) Axon. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Nucleus. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath. 8. The thin outer layer of the cerebrum that is composed of gray matter is called the A) Pia mater. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Choroid plexus. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral cortex. 9. Your inner ear allows you to hear and controls your ..... ? A) Movements. B) Balance. C) Smell. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balance. 10. Damage of ..... causes death. A) The cerebrum. B) The cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 11. What is a stimuli? A) A stimuli is a type of clothing. B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue. C) A stimuli is a form of exercise. D) A stimuli is a type of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue. 12. Portion of the cerebral cortex lying behind the forehead involved in planning & judgment. A) Temporal Lobe. B) Prefrontal Cortex. C) Wernicke's Area. D) Parietal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prefrontal Cortex. 13. The part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons is called A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 14. These are the supporting cells in the nervous tissue A) Neuron. B) Sensory. C) Motor. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroglia. 15. The cardiac muscle is A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 16. The diagram shows a section through the spinal cord and the neurones involved in a reflex action of a hand.A student has been injured in an accident.When a sharp point is stuck into one of his fingers, no reflex occurs. However, he can move his fingers when asked to do so.Where has his nervous system been damaged? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 17. The organ of static equilibrium A) Macula. B) Otoliths. C) Cochlea. D) Vestibule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macula. 18. The message carried by neurons is called a what? A) Neural signal. B) Nerve impulse. C) Brain wave. D) Synaptic message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve impulse. 19. A neuron that connects the ear to the central nervous system is called A) A motor neuron. B) A relay neuron. C) A sensory neuron. D) The spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sensory neuron. 20. A positive change in the membrane potential is called ..... A) Depolarization. B) Hyperpolarization. C) Repolarization. D) Inactivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. ← 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