This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 630 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 630 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound? A) Sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz. B) Sound wave with frequency of 10, 000 Hz. C) Sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB. D) Sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz. 2. This is the part between the brain and the spinal cord. It has a special area that helps sort messages and channel to the correct part of your brain. A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 3. What do the cones of our eyes detect? A) Color of light. B) Brightness of light. C) Tone of light. D) Speed of light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color of light. 4. Which of the following are considered somatic senses? A) Smell, taste, vision. B) Touch, pressure, temperature, pain. C) Equilibrium, hearing. D) Digestion, respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touch, pressure, temperature, pain. 5. What absorbs water and minerals and holds waste? A) Large Intestine (Colon). B) Small Intestine. C) Gall Bladder. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large Intestine (Colon). 6. This type of channel respondes to a change in the electrical potential of the cell membrane A) Leaky. B) Voltage gated. C) Mechanically gated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voltage gated. 7. What is the term for the basic building block of the nervous system (otherwise known as a nerve cell)? A) Neuron. B) Gene. C) Nerves. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 8. Breathing is controlled by the ..... ? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) The brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain. 9. These hold the taste nerves (buds) inside and are sensitive to Sweet, salty, Sour, bitter A) Papillae. B) Wrap around the nipples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Papillae. 10. When you want to voluntarily move a muscle, what is the path of the message? A) Brain, nerve, spinal cord. B) Nerve, spinal cord, brain. C) Spinal cord, nerve, brain. D) Brain, spinal cord, nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain, spinal cord, nerve. 11. Which layer of the meninges is on the outside ..... durable and tough? A) Arachnoid. B) Pia. C) Dura. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dura. 12. ..... Neuron is most common neuron in brain A) Unipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) Pseudounipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multipolar. 13. What connects your brain and spinal cord to the rest of your body? A) Neurons. B) Central nervous system. C) Blood. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 14. Threshold potential A) -30mv. B) -55mv. C) -70mv. D) +30mv. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -55mv. 15. Which glial cell is responsible for myelinating neurons in the CNS? A) Schwann. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocyte. D) Microglial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 16. What type of neurons carry signals from the sense organs to the brain? A) Motor neurons. B) Brain. C) Sensory neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons. 17. The body system that breaks down food into tiny pieces so that the body's cells can use it for energy. A) Digestive system. B) Nervous system. C) Skeletal system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digestive system. 18. The job of the Glial cells is ..... A) To actively contribute to neural transmittion. B) To nurish neurons, remove waste, and defend against infection. C) To regulate cell activity. . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To nurish neurons, remove waste, and defend against infection. 19. Which of the following best describes the electrical state of a neurone at rest? A) The inside of a neurone is more negatively charged than the outside. B) The outside of a neurone is more negatively charged than the inside. C) K+ ions leak into a neurone at rest. D) The inside and the outside of a neurone have the same electrical charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The inside of a neurone is more negatively charged than the outside. 20. Which of the following is the correct order of the direction of a message? A) Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse. B) Synapse-Cell Body-Axon-Dendrite. C) Dendrite-Synapse-Cell Body-Axon. D) Axon-Cell Body-Dendrite-Synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse. ← 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