This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 662 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 662 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar? A) Insulin. B) Glucagon. C) Ketones. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insulin. 2. Mark each of the following statements somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system.is composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 3. Inhibits or blocks the effects of neurotransmitters. A) Aganost. B) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 4. What are the two main structures in the CNS? A) Brain and cerebellum. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Brain and nerves. D) Nerves and ganglions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord. 5. Touching a hot stove sends a message to the spinal cord to pull your hand away. This nerve impulse followed a ..... pathway. A) Afferent. B) They will bring it out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent. 6. Auto- A) Self. B) Other. C) Brain. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self. 7. Send signals FROM the BRAIN TO the rest of the BODY. (example-your brain sends signal to move hand away from hot pan) A) Electron nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 8. Sounds are sent from the cochlea to the brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is the primary function of astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS)? A) Transmitting electrical signals throughout the body. B) Producing myelin sheath for neurons. C) Protecting neurons and controlling the chemical environment of the brain. D) Generating new neurons in the adult brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protecting neurons and controlling the chemical environment of the brain. 10. The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a resting nerve cell membrane is called the resting membrane ..... A) Conclusion. B) Charge. C) Potential. D) Polarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potential. 11. True or False:When the action potential reaches the axon terminal, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is the type of message that travels along a neurone? A) Electricity. B) Electrical impulse. C) Current. D) Voltage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical impulse. 13. Nerves that carry messages to the brain are called: A) Motor nerves. B) Sensory nerves. C) Relay nerves. D) Brain nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory nerves. 14. The somatic nervous system functions voluntarily with skeletal muscles of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Tendons connect ..... to bone. A) Cartilage. B) Bone. C) Muscle. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle. 16. Branch like extensions on a neuron that GET signals and connect to the synapse. A) Dendrites. B) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 17. Impulses that travel toward the central nervous system are called A) Afferent neurons. B) Efferent neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent neurons. 18. Three membranes in brain is called A) Meninges. B) Meninges. C) Macimege. D) Triple membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 19. An action as a result of a nerve impulse, e.g. moving a muscle stimulus A) Response. B) Sense organ. C) Behaviour. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Response. 20. Combining form that means gray matter A) Neuro. B) Polio. C) Summoned him/her. D) Synapse/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polio. ← 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