This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 586 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 586 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The knee jerk response is an example of ..... A) Reflex arc, unconscious response. Not including the brain, spine only. B) Conscious response, involving the brain. C) Non of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex arc, unconscious response. Not including the brain, spine only. 2. Connected to your sensory organs, they pass along information. A) The Nerves. B) The Spinal Cord. C) The Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Nerves. 3. The group of nerves in your back is the ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Backbone. C) Skull. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 4. Meningitis is a disease resulting from an infection of ..... A) Neurons in the brain. B) Cells that produce cerebrospinal fluid. C) Connective tissue around the brain. D) Red blood cells passing through the blood brain barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connective tissue around the brain. 5. Which best describes myelin? A) It is a neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction. B) It is a protein that builds the axon. C) It is a fat that speeds the message along the axon. D) It is a fat that helps the neuron "hear" messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a fat that speeds the message along the axon. 6. The group of chemicals used to transmit a nerve signal across a synapse are called? A) Ions. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Dopamine. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitters. 7. When a muscle contracts, it ..... A) Gets longer. B) Gets shorter. C) Gets thinner. D) Grows hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gets shorter. 8. Choose the correct order in which the meninges appear-from outside-in perspective A) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. B) Dura mater, arachnae mater, pia mater. C) Dura mater, arachenoid, pia mater. D) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. 9. What part of the nervous system is involved in a reflex? A) Brain. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 10. Which statement about Wallerian Degeneration is FALSE A) It is accompanied by retrograde chromatolysis. B) It can effect both CNS and PNS. C) It is a degeneration of the proximal end of the neuron . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a degeneration of the proximal end of the neuron . 11. PNS stands for A) Perceived nervous system. B) Parietal nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 12. The brainstem is made up of the pons, medulla oblongata, and the mid-brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of the following provides myelin for axons in the PNS? A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Schwann cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schwann cells. 14. Glial cells that surround the neurons in ganglia are A) Astrocytes. B) Satellite cells. C) Ependymal cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satellite cells. 15. What part of your brain controls your voluntary muscle movements as well as interprets senses? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Spinal Cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 16. Part of the brain that controls functions that maintain life A) Midbrain. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Brain stem. E) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 17. The brain's "sensory switchboard":directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Hippocampus. D) Reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 18. Myelin Sheath is number ..... A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 19. A rough, deep voice is called ..... A) Hoarseness. B) Slurred speech. C) Stuttered speech. D) Verbal apraxia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoarseness. 20. Which of the following is the cranial nerve responsible for pupillary constriction? A) Olfactory nerve. B) Optic nerve. C) Oculomotor nerve. D) Vagus nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oculomotor nerve. ← 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