This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 585 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 585 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The midbrain, pons, and the medulla oblongata make up the A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 2. These carry messages from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body. A) Nerves. B) Cords. C) Stems. D) Wires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 3. Which is a degenerative neuromuscular disease which can lead to total paralysis and eventually death? A) Multiple sclerosis. B) Parkinson's. C) Meningitis. D) Stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiple sclerosis. 4. ..... carry impulses back and forth between the motor and the sensory neurons. A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 5. Help remove bacteria and cell debris from the CNS A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Microglia. D) Oligodendrocytes. E) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microglia. 6. Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling voluntary movements? A) Cerebellum. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 7. This neurological injury can occur during violent impacts to the head. A) Traumatic Brain Injury. B) Alzheimer's Disease. C) Dementia. D) Cerebral Palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traumatic Brain Injury. 8. The generic name of "Lunesta\textregistered" is: A) Zaleplon. B) Zolpidem. C) Diazepam. D) Eszopiclone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eszopiclone. 9. Which type of sensory receptor responds to touch, pressure, or distortion of your skin? A) Thermoreceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Photoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors. 10. It is the number of species that dwells in aparticular location A) Species evenness. B) Speciesabundance. C) Species diversity. D) Species richness . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Species richness . 11. An action potential consists of multiple steps-the first two parts are ..... (when the Na+ moves into the cell changing the cell to positive) and ..... (when the K+ moves out of the cell changing the cell back to negative) A) Hyperpolarization, depolarization. B) Hyperpolarization, impulse. C) Repolarization, depolarization. D) Depolarization, repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depolarization, repolarization. 12. What drug helps to deliver levodopa to the brain? A) Levodopa. B) Carbidopa. C) Dopamine. D) Epinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbidopa. 13. Equalizes air pressure. A) Eustachian tube. B) Cochlea. C) External auditory canal. D) Semicircular canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eustachian tube. 14. The main system that controls the body and communication; includes the brain, spinal cord, sensory organs, and all of the nerves that connect organs to the rest of the body. A) Nervous System. B) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous System. 15. Uppermost portion of the diencephalon that regulates the sleep cycle by producing melatonin via the pineal gland. A) Callous body. B) Epithelium. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithelium. 16. In the synaptic clef, the nerve that sends the message is known as the A) Presynaptic nerve. B) Sending nerve. C) Post synaptic nerve. D) Receiving nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presynaptic nerve. 17. Involuntary muscles..... A) Help your body move. B) Are skeletal muscles. C) Are under your control. D) Are not under your control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are not under your control. 18. Internal blockage or rupture of the blood vessels in brain A) Stroke. B) Concussion. C) Tetanus. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stroke. 19. For which of the following activities is the parasympathetic nervous system generally responsible? A) Resting and digesting. B) Sweating and dilating pupils. C) Fight or flight response. D) Vigorous physical activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resting and digesting. 20. Which of the following is part of the central nervous system (CNS) A) Cranial Nerves. B) Photoreceptors. C) Cerebellum. D) Motor Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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