This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 67 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Meningocele A) Protrusion of the meninges. B) Sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles. C) Suturing of a nerve. D) Tumor made up of nerve cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protrusion of the meninges. 2. What does 'integration' refer to in the nervous system's functions? A) The repair of damaged tissues. B) The processing and interpreting of information. C) The generation of electrical impulses. D) The secretion of neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The processing and interpreting of information. 3. Which part of the brain stem is responsible for breathing, heart rate, swallowing, and digestion A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Medulla. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 4. Connects the two sides of the brain A) Diencephalon. B) Limbic system. C) Callous body. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Callous body. 5. The name for the chemical messengers in the nervous system are (a) A) A neurotransmitters. B) Receptors. C) Dendrites. D) Axons. E) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A neurotransmitters. 6. Cerebral palsy is caused by lesions on, or damage to, the: A) Brain. B) Muscles. C) Mouth and tongue. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 7. Receives neurotransmitters/impulses from other neurons? A) Dendrite. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 8. All of the following are general senses EXCEPT A) Touch. B) Temperature. C) Equilibrium. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equilibrium. 9. Which type of bone tissue is the outer part of the bone? A) Spongy. B) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact. 10. The brain and the spinal cord are separated by the twelve cranial nerves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Cerebral palsy affects neurons where in the body? A) Brain. B) Heart. C) Spine. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 12. What is the digestive system? A) A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body. B) A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body. C) A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat. D) A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body. 13. What are two divisions of the autonomic nervous system? A) Brain/spinal cord. B) Sympathetic/parasympathetic. C) Somatic/autonomic. D) Central/peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic/parasympathetic. 14. This neuroglia acts as protective and cushioning cells around the PNS A) Astrocytes. B) Schwann Cells. C) Satellite Cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satellite Cells. 15. Which structure is the link between the brain and the endocrine system (hormone production) A) Brain stem. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebrum. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 16. Which sense organ contains light receptors? A) Eye. B) Ear. C) Tongue. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eye. 17. If the cell stayed at a charge beneath resting membrane potential, -70mV, then ..... A) Too much sodium would enter the cell. B) Neurotransmitters could not bond to their receptors. C) Potassium pumps would stop working. D) The cell would be paralyzed-unable to accept another message. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cell would be paralyzed-unable to accept another message. 18. Which of the following body systems are controlled by the nervous system? A) Muscular. B) Immune. C) Endocrine (glands). D) Digestive. E) All answers are correct (all systems). Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All answers are correct (all systems). 19. A viral disorder that is rare in the U.S., and has almost been eradicated, that causes paralysis: A) West Nile virus. B) Rickettsiae. C) Poliomyelitis. D) Multiple Sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poliomyelitis. 20. Single nerve fiber covered by the myelin sheath that carries impulses away from the cell. A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin. D) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. ← 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