This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 595 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 595 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Letter D represents the ..... A) Synaptic cleft. B) Receptor. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic cleft. 2. A nerve impulse will travel faster if the axon is A) Is unmyelinated. B) Has meninges. C) Surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid. D) Is myelinated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is myelinated. 3. This layer of the meninges is attached to the inner surface of the skull, but is not found in the spinal cord. A) Pia mater. B) Periosteum. C) Arachnoid layer. D) Dura mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 4. Part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body A) Neuron. B) Axon. C) CNS. D) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 5. A stroke may cause A) Brain cells to die. B) Paralysis. C) Loss of normal functions. D) All of the above can be caused by a stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above can be caused by a stroke. 6. Corpses usually exhibit rigor mortis because ..... A) 1.ATP hydrolysis is stimulating myosin head attachment to actin. B) 1.a lack of ATP hydrolysis prevents myosin head detachment from actin. C) 1.calcium stores become deficient. D) 1.sodium stores become deficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.a lack of ATP hydrolysis prevents myosin head detachment from actin. 7. Increases in dopamine would cause what effect on a person? A) Increase in heart rate. B) Depression. C) Happiness. D) Sleepiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happiness. 8. Nerve 11 A) Glossopharyngeal. B) Hypoglossal. C) Vagus. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypoglossal. 9. What does the cell body of a neuron contain? A) Only nucleus. B) Nucleus and mitochondria. C) Nucleus, cytoplasm, and organelles. D) Only cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus, cytoplasm, and organelles. 10. The ..... lobe is the sensory area. A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 11. This portion of the nervous system senses things A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Afferent. D) They will bring it out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afferent. 12. The function of cerebellum is A) Maintain consciousness. B) Maintain equilibrium (balance) of body. C) Control autonomic nervous system. D) Control level of intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintain equilibrium (balance) of body. 13. CSF is produced within the cavities of the brain called A) Choroid plexuses. B) Arachnoid villi. C) Ventricles. D) Hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choroid plexuses. 14. Which is a peripheral nerve disease? except ..... A) Bell's Palsy. B) Radial Nerve injury. C) Ulnar Nerve Injury. D) Common Peroneal Nerve Injury. E) Spina Bifida. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Spina Bifida. 15. Which term matches the following definition. Definition:Parts of the nervous system transfers an electrical signal from the control centre to the effector. A) Sensory Receptors. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Effectors. D) Motor Neurons. E) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor Neurons. 16. The space between neurons across which a nerve impulse is transmitted by a neurotransmitter. A) Dendrite. B) Axon Terminal. C) Synaptic Cleft. D) Action Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synaptic Cleft. 17. True or False:The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Pupils in your eyes dilate (get bigger) in the dark A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 19. Which phase is missing from this action potential, polarization, depolarization, repolarization. A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Polarization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polarization. 20. The junction between neurons is called a A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Terminal. D) Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. ← 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