This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 599 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 599 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The soma of a neuron ..... A) Contains the nucleus and other organelles. B) Receives signals or responds to stimuli. C) Allows for the transmission/propagation of an action potential. D) Allows for the secretion of neurotransmitters to target cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contains the nucleus and other organelles. 2. An ..... is a living thing. A) Organism. B) Organ. C) Organ system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism. 3. What do we call the place where two or more bones meet? A) Head. B) Cranium. C) Joints. D) Feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 4. What is this presention called A) Nervous. B) Nerve. C) Nervous system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 5. The absolute refractory period of a neuron A) Is due to the high negative polarity of the inside of the neuron. B) Occurs only during the repolarization phase. C) Occurs during the depolarization phase. D) Occurs during depolarization and the first part of the repolarization phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occurs during depolarization and the first part of the repolarization phase. 6. Two neuron involved in the transmission of an impulse A) Do not make physical contact. B) Do make physical contract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do not make physical contact. 7. Part of the nerve that transmits impulses away from the cell body. A) Dendrites. B) Olilgodendrocytes. C) Axon. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 8. These are microscopic nerve cells that make up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves A) Cell Body. B) Nerves. C) Axons. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 9. The two main neurotransmitters in vertebrate nervous system are: A) Acetylcholine. B) Noradrenaline. C) Both. D) Others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 10. Temperature receptors are present in the ..... A) Eye. B) Ear. C) Skin. D) Tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skin. 11. Which lobe of the cerebrum processes sound information from sensory receptors? ¿Qué lóbulo del cerebro procesa la información sonora de los receptores sensoriales? A) Parietal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal lobe. 12. Glial cells that provide cushioning and support for a neuron A) Satellite cells. B) Schwann cells. C) Cell body. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satellite cells. 13. The thickness of a pencil, approximately 43 cm long and has 31 pairs of nerves exiting from it. A) Brain stem. B) Neuron. C) Spinal cord. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 14. The cerebral cortex controls thought and judgement. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. These disorders are present at birth. A) Traumatic Disorders. B) Congenital Disorders. C) Neuronal Disorders. D) Parietal Disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congenital Disorders. 16. What are the two types of photoreceptors found in the retina? A) Rods and Cones. B) Bipolar cells and Ganglion cells. C) Aqueous and Vitreous. D) Iris and Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rods and Cones. 17. What is the point of a feedback loop? A) To provide the body with more energy. B) To provide the body with more food. C) To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing. D) To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable. 18. This fissure separates the frontal and partial lobe? A) Transverse. B) Central. C) Lateral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central. 19. What is the purpose of the middle ear? A) To relay information between the inner and outer ear. B) To filter out harmful sounds. C) To produce earwax. D) To maintain balance and equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To relay information between the inner and outer ear. 20. Choose the best option.The two subdivissions of the Peripheral Nervous System are: A) CNS, PNS. B) Autonomic and somatic system. C) SN, PNS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic and somatic system. ← 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