This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 61 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 61 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is not a function of the skeletal system? A) Shape and support. B) Movement. C) Protection. D) Gas exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gas exchange. 2. What is the function of the Myelin coating in the neuron's axon? A) It works like a barrier to protect the neuron from the changes in temperature. B) It works like an insulator to prevent the dissipation of the electrochemical signals. C) It works like a conductor to direct the electrochemical signals. D) It works like a lubricant to make the electrochemical signals travel faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It works like an insulator to prevent the dissipation of the electrochemical signals. 3. The part of the brain that controls your heartbeat and breathing? A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem brain stem. 4. ..... are the chemicals that act as messengers in the endocrine system of the body. A) Glands. B) Hormones. C) Platelets. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hormones. 5. Which nerve carries impulses from light, taste, sound, and pain from the body to the brain? A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Mixed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 6. This is the outermost layer of the cerebrum A) Diencephalon. B) Cerebral Medulla. C) Cerebral Cortex. D) Basal Ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral Cortex. 7. What receptor helps us identify changes in smell and taste? A) Thermoreceptors. B) Proprioceptors. C) Electroreceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemoreceptors. 8. THE GAP BETWEEN NEURONS A) Conclusion. B) AXON. C) DENDRITE. D) CELL BODY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 9. Special type of rough ER: A) Neurilemma. B) Neurofibrils. C) Nissl substance. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nissl substance. 10. By definition, a nerve consists of ..... A) The entire neuromuscular junction. B) A neuron and the support cells making up the myelin sheath. C) A single dendrite, cell body, and axon. D) Several neurons bundled together. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Several neurons bundled together. 11. Which is more numerous in the nervous system? A) Neurons. B) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroglia. 12. Nerves in the CNS will heal. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. A disease in which cells in the central part of the retina degenerate. A) Otitis externa. B) Otitis media. C) Color blindness. D) Age-related Macular Degeneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age-related Macular Degeneration. 14. Numbers 4, 5, 6, 9, & 11 make up what part of the ear? A) Outer Ear. B) Middle Ear. C) Inner ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle Ear. 15. Which part of the skeletal system is involved in protecting the nervous system? A) Vertebral Column. B) Ribs. C) Sternum. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebral Column. 16. What is released into the space between neurons at the end of the axon? A) Hormone. B) Neurotransmitter. C) Nutrient. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitter. 17. Pleasure neurotransmitter A) Epinephrine. B) Norepinephrine. C) Dopamine. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dopamine. 18. When signals are sent through a resting neuron, what happens next? A) The stimulus initiates local depolarization. B) The stimulus initiates repolarization. C) The stimulus initiates no change in the neuron. D) The stimulus initiates the restoration of the resting conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The stimulus initiates local depolarization. 19. What part of the brain regulates breathing? A) Pons. B) Midbrain. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pons. 20. What color do unmyelinated axons appear? A) White. B) Gray. C) Black. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gray. ← 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