This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 605 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 605 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An animal having more rods will be ..... A) More active at night. B) More active during day. C) More active during dusk. D) Having color vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More active at night. 2. An extension of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body A) Dendrite. B) Nerve. C) Vein. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 3. The junction between two neurons, where information is transmitted from one to the other A) Axon. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 4. The two major subsystems of the nervous system are the central nervous system and the A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 5. When you hear something does it send an electrical impulse? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. Cutaneous refers to A) Your nerves. B) Your skin. C) Your 5 senses. D) Your autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your skin. 7. Which of the following is the minimum level of a stimulus required to activate a neuron A) Resting Potential. B) Action Potential. C) Threshold. D) Moving Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threshold. 8. Which of the following is not common before the age of 40? A) Parkinson's disease. B) Viral meningitis. C) Insomnia. D) Panic disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parkinson's disease. 9. Disease known for making goats "faint" A) Myotnia. B) Myasthenia gravis. C) IF. D) Muscular dystrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myotnia. 10. True A) Cone cells detect light and dark. B) Rods focus light. C) Cones detect color. D) Rods detect color. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cones detect color. 11. In the brain, the ..... are the shallower grooves in between the ....., which are the folds in the middle of the grooves. A) Sulcus; Gyrus. B) Gyrus; Sulcus. C) Sulcus; Fissure. D) Fissure; Sulcus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulcus; Gyrus. 12. The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Cell Body. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 13. The five taste sensations are A) Sweet, salty, spicy, bitter, gritty. B) Sweet, sour, chewy, gritty, greasy. C) Sweet, sour, bitter, pasty, gritty. D) Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami. 14. Cerebral Vascular Accident is also known as a (Think!) A) Heart attack. B) Stroke. C) Blood clot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stroke. 15. Which of the following statements is(are) true regarding cataracts? A) Common with aging. B) Twice as common in smokers. C) Lens becomes cloudy. D) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are true. 16. Margo works in a textile factory. She does not wear appropriate hearing protection at work and she is complaining of a ringing sound in her ears. What sensory disorder is she experiencing? A) Meniere's disease. B) Otitis media. C) Tinnitus. D) Vertigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tinnitus. 17. When stretched out, what Digestive System organ is about 28 feet long? A) Esophagus. B) Small Intestine. C) Large Intestine. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small Intestine. 18. ..... neurons carry impulses from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles, tissues and organs. A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 19. The ..... is the part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary muscles A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 20. Blinking is a reflex that protects your ..... A) Eye. B) Nose. C) Mouth. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eye. ← 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