This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 617 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 617 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A motor neuron sends impulses A) From the brain to a muscle or gland. B) From the brain to a sensory neuron. C) From the muscle to an interneuron. D) From a sensory neuron to another sensory neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the brain to a muscle or gland. 2. Structural nervous system subdivision that consists of the brain and spinal cord A) Motor (efferent) division. B) Sensory (afferent) division. C) Peripheral nervous system (PNS). D) Central nervous system (CNS). E) Autonomic nervous system (ANS). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system (CNS). 3. What is the most common type of structural neuron? A) Bipolar neuron. B) Multipolar neuron. C) Unipolar neuron. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multipolar neuron. 4. All of the following are glial cells EXCEPT ..... A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial. C) Neurons. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 5. The division of the PNS that controls voluntary muscle movements A) Sympathetic. B) Autonomic. C) Somatic. D) Sciatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic. 6. What is the order of the three stages of how the nervous system operates? A) 1.sensory input2. contemplation 3. output. B) 1. sensory input2. integration3. motor output. C) 1. sensory input2. download3. movement. D) 1. sensory input2. motor output3. integrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. sensory input2. integration3. motor output. 7. What does the axon do? A) Converts the electrical impulse into a chemical signal. B) Converts the chemical signal into an electrical impulse. C) Provides energy for the cell. D) Receives a chemical signal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Converts the chemical signal into an electrical impulse. 8. The part of the brain responsible for the co-ordination of the actions of the muscles is ..... A) Medulla. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Can't remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 9. Memory neurotransmitter A) Acetylcholine (ACh). B) Serotonin. C) Glutamate. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glutamate. 10. What are the four functions of the Skeletal System? A) Support, movement, protection, balance. B) Support, movement, protection, production of blood cells. C) Running, jumping, walking, bending. D) Running, jumping, bending, standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support, movement, protection, production of blood cells. 11. What do we call a change in your surroundings that causes you to react? A) Stimulus. B) Response. C) Voluntary. D) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 12. The CNS includes the brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. The rapid skipping of an action potential from node to node on myelinated neurons. A) Saltatory conduction. B) Myelinated Conduction. C) Neurotransmission. D) Skipping Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltatory conduction. 14. Nerve impulses are transmitted from ..... to ..... motor neuron to sensory neuron A) Motor neuron to sensory neuron. B) Sensory neuron to motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neuron to sensory neuron. 15. What is bacterial meningitis? A) Progressive destruction of myelin sheaths. B) Short, recurrent, periodic, attacks of motor, sensory, or psychological malfunction. C) A group of motor disorders due to loss of muscle control. D) Infection of meninges by bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infection of meninges by bacteria. 16. Cerebrospinal fluid is formed and circulated by the: A) Microglial cells. B) Ependymal cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Arachnoid villi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 17. What is the major control center of the body? A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Nell theory. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 18. What happens in the synaptic space between two neurons? A) The ionic channels close. B) An action potential is produced. C) Neurotransmitters are released. D) Depolarization occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters are released. 19. The plasma membrane at rest A) Polarized. B) Depolarized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polarized. 20. What happens when an action potential reaches the end of a neuron? A) Calcium ions influx and neurotransmitters are released. B) Sodium and potassium channels open. C) The neuron becomes depolarized. D) The resting voltage is reestablished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium ions influx and neurotransmitters are released. ← 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