This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 575 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 575 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Body system that controls and co-ordinate all body activity A) Endocrine system. B) Musculoskeletal system. C) Nervous system. D) Cardiovascular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 2. The brain is part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central. B) Peripheral. C) Autonomic. D) Subconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 3. Which of the following diagnoses best describes a disorder that involves seizure activity? A) MS. B) IF. C) Epilepsy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 4. What is the function of Glial cells in the nervous system? A) Information processing. B) Supporting neurons. C) Digesting food. D) Producing hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting neurons. 5. Trephination was a procedure where a hole was made in the skull of a living person to relieve headaches, epilepsy and other physical and mental symptoms during: A) The Middle Ages. B) Only ancient Greek times. C) Prehistoric times; it is still used today with more sophisticated surgical tools. D) Only prehistoric times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prehistoric times; it is still used today with more sophisticated surgical tools. 6. Which is the stimulus for touch? A) Pain. B) Temperature. C) Texture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Which of the following is NOT true of neurotransmitters? A) They are chemical messengers. B) The relay chemical messages from one cell to another. C) They are contained by vesicles. D) They bind to potassium channels to trigger the next impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They bind to potassium channels to trigger the next impulse. 8. Carries order from the brain A) Mixed nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 9. Nervous system function that combines sensory perceptions and higher cognitive functions (memories, learning, emotion, etc.) to produce a response. A) Integration. B) Central Nervous System (CNS). C) Somatic Nervous System (SNS). D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Integration. 10. Miguel is playing soccer with his friends. After playing for several minutes his pulse, breathing, and sweat increases intensely. Which reaction to his activity is an example of homeostasis working within the integumentary system? A) Pulse increase. B) Breathing increase. C) Sweat increase. D) Sweat and Breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweat increase. 11. What forms the myelin sheath? A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Axon hillock. C) Schwann cells. D) Axon terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 12. The ..... gives the body its shape and supports and protects the internal organs. A) Nervous system. B) Skeletal system. C) Muscular system. D) Body system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal system. 13. Which type of cells in the PNS are responsible for protecting and cushioning neuron cell bodies? A) Schwann cells. B) Satellite cells. C) Nerve fibers. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satellite cells. 14. What is the space between the neurons called? A) Cute. B) Symba. C) Have sex. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 15. The PNS consists if the: A) Blood. B) Veins. C) Messages. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves. 16. The iris (the muscle in the eye that opens or closes to increase or decrease the size of the pupil) is an example of ..... A) Response. B) Effector. C) Stimulus. D) Sensory Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effector. 17. What happens when an impulse reaches the axon terminal? A) It crosses the gap directly to the next neuron. B) It stimulates vesicles to release neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft. C) It causes the neuron to divide. D) It stops and does not continue to the next neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It stimulates vesicles to release neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft. 18. A neuron can have only one axon, but the axon may have occasional branches along its length. A) F. B) T. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) T. 19. Collection of nerve CELL BODIES in the CNS A) Nerve. B) Tract. C) Nuclei. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclei. 20. What special region of the brain that regulates the expression of emotions and emotional memory? A) Broca. B) Limbic. C) Wernicke. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limbic. ← 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