This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 655 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 655 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When you see something scary and you run for safety, you are using which systems? A) Both the CNS and PNS. B) Just the CNS. C) Just the PNS. D) Your motor system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both the CNS and PNS. 2. What is chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity? A) Epilepsy. B) -lepsy. C) Phobia. D) Stupor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epilepsy. 3. What is the MAIN function of neurons? A) To support and protect other neurons. B) To transmit signals throughout the nervous system. C) To produce myelin. D) To support and protect the glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To transmit signals throughout the nervous system. 4. Toilet A) Class. B) The shop. C) Toilet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toilet. 5. The root word myel/o means: A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Phalanges. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 6. The dorsal roots of spinal nerves contain the fibres of ..... A) Sensory neurones only. B) Motor neurons and relay neurons. C) Motor neurons and sensory neurons. D) Relay neurones and sensory neurones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurones only. 7. Which type of sensory receptor is responsible for detecting touch? A) Photoreceptors. B) Pain receptors. C) Chemoreceptors. D) Mechanoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mechanoreceptors. 8. Raju hurt his elbow while playing. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for transmitting information to the brain about Raju's hurt elbow? A) Sensory Nerves. B) Motor Nerves. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Nerves. 9. Messages transfer ..... across the synapse. A) Chemically. B) Electrically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemically. 10. What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is stationary or moving straight? A) Static equilibrium. B) Dynamic equilibrium. C) Both of these answers are correct. D) Neither of these answers is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Static equilibrium. 11. Which Cranial Nerve is associated with sensation of hearing? A) V. B) VI. C) VII. D) VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) VIII. 12. The cells that send electric signals are called ..... A) Glia. B) Neurons. C) Astrocytes. D) Ependymal Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 13. What part of the skeletal system is located at the top of the backbone? A) Vertebrae. B) Rib cage. C) Skull. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 14. The space between the nerve cells or neurons is called the A) Axon. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 15. What is the order of the layers of meninges, starting against the skull and moving toward the brain? A) Arachnoid, dura mater, pia mater. B) Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater. C) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. D) Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. 16. If excessive load is place on muscle, ..... is activated causing relaxation, thus protecting the muscle. A) Golgi tendon organ. B) Muscle spindle. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Golgi tendon organ. 17. One of the main jobs of cartilage is to ..... A) Make Blood. B) Make Marrow. C) Cushion Bones. D) Hold Fingers Together. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cushion Bones. 18. Distance-near A) At close range. B) Long distance. C) Distance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At close range. 19. The nerves outside the brain and the spinal cord make up the ..... A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Perennial nervous system. C) Superstitious nervous system. D) Magnificent nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral nervous system. 20. What is a refractory period? A) A reverse impulse that resets the sodium and potassium balance. B) The same as the resting potential. C) The period of time the myelin sheath provides insulation from another impulse. D) The period of time when a neuron can't send a signal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The period of time when a neuron can't send a signal. ← 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