This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 633 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 633 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Receives impulses from neurons and send them to the cell body A) Dendrite. B) Axons. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 2. The ..... produces tears. A) Ciliary body. B) Ceruminous gland. C) Lacrimal gland. D) Mucus gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacrimal gland. 3. Approximately, how many muscles are in the human body? A) 206. B) 512. C) 650. D) 980. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 650. 4. What are the glial cells that produce the myelin of the CNS neurons? A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes. 5. What nerve is purely sensory and carries impulses for vision? A) Optic. B) Olfactory. C) Facial. D) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic. 6. Fibrous connective tissue protective coverings of the the central nervous system are called ..... A) Skull. B) Meninges. C) Skin. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 7. These are short branch like extensions that receive signals A) Myelin Sheath. B) Axons. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 8. Which of the following in NOT a type of neuroglia? A) Astrocyte. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Neuron. D) Microglial cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 9. Which of the following is NOT a type of nerve cell? A) Sensory. B) Interneuron. C) Auxiliary. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auxiliary. 10. Given the steps shown below, which of the following is the correct transmission sequence at a chemical synapse? 1. Neurotransmitter binds with receptor 2. Sodium ions rush into neuron's cytoplasm 3. Action potential depolarizes the presynaptic membrane 4. Ion channel opens to allow particular ion to enter cell 5. Synaptic vesicles release neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft A) 4-3-1-2-5. B) 2-3-5-4-1. C) 1-2-3-4-5. D) 3-2-5-1-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3-2-5-1-4. 11. -graphy A) Burning, burn, heat. B) Pertaining to the mind. C) Instrument for recording. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instrument for recording. 12. How do you stay healthy? Do ..... A) Water. B) Dogs. C) Exercise. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exercise. 13. The nervous system has ..... parts: A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 14. Which of the following comprise the central nervous system A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Visceral and somatic nerves. C) Pain and pressure receptors. D) Sensory and motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 15. A bundle of axons in the peripheral nervous system A) Nerve. B) Reflex arc. C) Sensory nerve. D) Sensory receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve. 16. Which of the following is a characteristic of neurons? A) Extreme longevity. B) Amitotic (doesn't undergo cell division). C) High metabolic rate. D) All of these are characteristics of neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are characteristics of neurons. 17. Smooth muscle is located where? A) Heart. B) Bones. C) Toes. D) Internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internal organs. 18. The system that receives information from your environment and controls how you react to it is the ..... A) Nervous system. B) Respiratory system. C) Skeletal system. D) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous system. 19. Recieves, stores and process information A) Brain. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 20. What is not a structure of the nervous system? A) Alveoli. B) Brain. C) Neuron. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alveoli. ← 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