This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 568 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 568 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The bundle of nerves running inside the spine A) Axon. B) Spinal cord. C) Conclusion. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 2. Which part of the nervous system is bypassed by the reflex arc to speed up the response? A) The brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brain. 3. Which protector of the NS involves layers of connective tissue that surround the organ? A) Meninges. B) CSF. C) Myelin. D) Epithelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 4. Which of the following are characteristic of Wernicke's Aphasia? A) Good comprehension. B) Lots of disfluency. C) Slow and labored speech. D) Word retrieval errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Word retrieval errors. 5. The peripheral nervous system is the part of the nervous system that consists of all the nerves that branch out from the central nervous system to the muscles, skin, internal organs, and glands. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is the command center of the nervous system? A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Vertebral Column. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 7. How can you improve your reaction time? A) There is nothing you can do. B) Lay down on the couch and watch tv all day. C) Play sports. D) Sleep less. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play sports. 8. The basic unit of the nervous system that transmit messages (in the form of electrical signals or impulses) to and from the Central Nervous System (CNS). A) Central Nervous System. B) Nerves. C) Neurons. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 9. ..... reflexes include the secretion of saliva, changes in the size of our pupils, and digestion involve the activities of smooth muscles. A) Somatic. B) Voluntary. C) Autonomic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic. 10. What are the two types of muscles? A) Voluntary and involuntary. B) Rubber and fiber. C) Red and blue. D) Long and short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary and involuntary. 11. A typical action potential begins at the axon hillock with depolarization (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Pain receptors that detect tissue injury or potential tissue injury. A) Thermoreceptors. B) Mechanoreceptors. C) Nociceptors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nociceptors. 13. The synapse is ..... A) The space between two neurons. B) The electric message. C) The information that is passed across neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The space between two neurons. 14. Receptors that bind the neurotransmitter at the post-synaptic cell membrane are voltage-gated. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which structure of a neuron's main function is to receive signals from other neurons? (General subject 57) A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Nucleus. E) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 16. What is the name of the digestive juice produced by the mouth to begin breaking down food? A) Saliva. B) Stomach acid. C) Vinegar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saliva. 17. Which mixed nerve includes sensory nerves that lead to the eyes, scalp, forehead, teeth, and jaws, and motor nerves that lead to the jaw and mouth? A) Facial (VII). B) Abducting (6). C) Trochlear (IV). D) Trigeminal (B). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trigeminal (B). 18. The ....., also known as the facial nerve, is the chief motor nerve of the face. A) Fifth cranial nerve. B) Seventh cranial nerve. C) Eleventh cranial nerve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seventh cranial nerve. 19. The link between the brain and Peripheral nervous system is the A) Spinal cord. B) Whipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 20. Coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth, balanced muscular activity. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. ← 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