This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 638 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 638 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ish/o A) Above. B) Pons. C) Nerve. D) Back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Back. 2. Forms a tunnel from the point of injury to the effector A) Neurolemma. B) Axons. C) Dendrites. D) Schwann Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurolemma. 3. Within the cerebral cortex, this is an area behind the frontal lobes that controls movement. A) Somatosensory cortex. B) Motor cortex. C) Visual cortex. D) Auditory cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor cortex. 4. What is the middle meningeal layer in the skull? A) Arachnoid. B) Dura mater. C) Pia mater. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arachnoid. 5. What type of cell monitors cerebrospinal fluid? A) Ependymal cells. B) Microglial cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 6. This triggers the fight or flight reaction. A) Amygdala. B) Basal Nuclei. C) Diencephalon. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amygdala. 7. The Part of a neuron that contains the nucleus A) Cell body. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body. 8. In the peripheral nervous system, there are two regions or systems. What region or system is the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions apart of? A) Somatic Nervous system. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic Nervous System. 9. What protein maintains the resting potential of a neuron? A) The sodium-potassium pump. B) The magnesium-potassium pump. C) The sodium-phosphorus pump. D) The magnesium-phosphorus pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sodium-potassium pump. 10. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for speech, taste, reading A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 11. Are the two openings of the nose. A) Nostrils. B) Nasal cavity. C) Olfactory bulb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nostrils. 12. This is an event that triggers a reaction. A) Perception. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 13. Short, branched extensions of a nerve cell body that receives info A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Axon terminals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 14. Interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. A) Cerebrum. B) Hind brain. C) Midbrain. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 15. What is the function of the sensory (afferent) division of the nervous system? A) To control voluntary muscle movements. B) To regulate involuntary functions like heart rate. C) To transmit information from the environment to the CNS. D) To send signals from the CNS to the muscles and glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To transmit information from the environment to the CNS. 16. The function of higher nervous activity is impaired by:a. Irregular rest;b. Hardening;c. Sound sleep;d. Frequent rest;e. Active movement. A) Irregular rest. B) Hardening. C) Deep sleep. D) Frequent rest. E) Active movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular rest. 17. WHEN WE SMELL, AIR GOES INTO THE NOSTRILS. THEN THE ..... DETECTS SMELLS. THIS INFORMATION IS SENT TO OUR BRAIN. A) OLFACTORY NERVE. B) HOLES. C) BRAIN. D) SMELLS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OLFACTORY NERVE. 18. The Central Nervous System contains the: A) Brain. B) Sensory nerves. C) Senses. D) Motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 19. This is is the space between cell bodies. A) Axons. B) Dendrites. C) Conclusion. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 20. Which of these does NOT belong to The Nervous System? A) Brain. B) Bone. C) Spinal Cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone. ← 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