This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 656 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 656 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tiny gap that separates axon terminals of connecting neurons A) Occipital lobe. B) Synaptic cleft. C) Myelin sheath. D) Nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synaptic cleft. 2. Which is part of the Peripheral Nervous System? A) Parietal Lobe. B) Spinal Cord. C) Diencephalon. D) Sciatic Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sciatic Nerve. 3. Lateral region of the cerebrum processes auditory information like language and helps with balance A) Temporal lobe. B) Hypothalamus. C) Occipital lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal lobe. 4. The ..... is the most inferior area of the spinal cord. A) Cervical enlargement. B) Conus medullaris. C) Lumbar enlargement. D) Terminal wire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conus medullaris. 5. Select action that are carried out by the Parasympathetic System A) Slows the heartbeat down. B) Dilates the pupils to improve distance vision. C) Speeds the heartbeat up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slows the heartbeat down. 6. Carry messages from body to brain from the brain to body. A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Neuron. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 7. A hand touches a turtle, the turtle hides his head. A) That is a stimuli when the turtle hides his head. B) That is a response when the turtle hides his head. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That is a response when the turtle hides his head. 8. Bright light is an example of a ..... A) Stimulus. B) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 9. Which of the following is an involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus? A) Senses. B) Impulse. C) Reflex. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 10. Which muscle listed below is not a leg muscle? A) Deltoid. B) Gastrocnemius. C) Quadriceps. D) Hamstring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deltoid. 11. Consists of the cranial and spinal nerves A) CSF. B) CNS. C) PNS. D) ESP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PNS. 12. When do voltage-gated potassium channels open? A) During rest only. B) During repolarization only. C) During depolarization only. D) All the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During repolarization only. 13. The division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary activities is the A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 14. (Identify the type of muscle contraction described below as eccentric, concentric, both, or none. Answers may be used more than once.)Insertion moves toward origin is A) Concentric. B) Eccentric. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concentric. 15. The neurotransmitter NE is specifically used by the ..... A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) CNS. D) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic Nervous System. 16. Parasympathetic stimulation will ..... heart rate and ..... digestive tract motility. A) Increase, decrease. B) Decrease, increase. C) Decrease, decrease. D) Not affect, increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease, increase. 17. The human brain consists of two parts-cerebrum, medulla A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. What are the tiny cells responsible for the basic workings of the nervous system? A) Neutrons. B) Neurons. C) Nephrons. D) Nissan's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 19. These neurotransmitters are commonly known as "stress hormones, " these neurotransmitters are connected to your fight-or-flight response and fear A) Dopamine. B) GABA. C) Glutamate. D) Epinephrine and norepinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epinephrine and norepinephrine. 20. The brain contains about how many fibers and neurons? A) 600 trillion. B) 5 million. C) 100 billion. D) 6 trillion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100 billion. ← 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