This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 670 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 670 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lipid-rich insulating substance surrounding the axons of many neurons, allowing for faster transmission of electrical signals. A) Myelin. B) Choroid Plexus. C) Synapses. D) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 2. The brain is the most delicate organ of the human body?True or false A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. "Thawatchai pulls his foot back as soon as he steps on a piece of glass" is a function of which of the following? A) Cerebellum. B) Spinal nerves. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. E) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal nerves. 4. Which of the following could be part of the peripheral nervous system? A) The brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Sensory organ. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory organ. 5. Choose the response that would occur after this stimuli:You feel cold after being outside for too long. A) You sweat. B) You produce more saliva. C) You pull your hand away. D) You shiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You shiver. 6. Transmit impulses for the sense of balance and hearing A) Abducting. B) Facial. C) Vestibulocochlear. D) Glossopharyngeal. E) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vestibulocochlear. 7. Sally got hit in the head with a soccer ball. She now has lost the ability to shrug her shoulders (trapezius). The nerve most likely damaged is the ..... A) Trigeminal. B) Hypoglossal. C) Vagus. D) Accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accessory. 8. What's the iris? A) Colored, anterior part of the eye. B) Cornea. C) Lens. D) Eyelids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colored, anterior part of the eye. 9. What is true about glial cells? A) Provide support for & insulation between neurons. B) Are Schwann cells in CNS. C) Are oligodendrocites in PNS. D) All the other answers are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provide support for & insulation between neurons. 10. The ..... system is a group of structures that are responsible for motivation, emotion, learning and memory A) Temporal. B) Limbic. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limbic. 11. Meningomyelocele A) Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord. B) Occurring between seizures or attacks. C) Posttraumatic stress disorder. D) Pertain to the cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord. 12. Lobe used for hearing and smell A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal. 13. The part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body is the A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Conclusion. D) None of the answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 14. What vital activities does the brainstem control? A) Balance. B) Blood pressure. C) Breathing. D) Just balance and blood pressure. E) Balance, blood pressure, and breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Balance, blood pressure, and breathing. 15. Identify parts of the EYE (red area) A) Central pit. B) Anterior compartment. C) Location of vitreous humor. D) Ciliary body. E) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ciliary body. 16. Gaps in myelin sheath along the axon A) Schwann Cells. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Nuerofibrils. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nodes of Ranvier. 17. Which glial cell is responsible for cleaning up and disposing of debris? A) Microglial. B) Astrocytes. C) Schwann. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microglial. 18. Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter? A) Dopamine. B) Norepinephrine. C) Acetylcholine. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interneuron. 19. Like a traffic cop directing car divers through a busy intersection, your nervous system directs your ..... A) Body. B) Movement. C) Heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement. 20. This is when the nervous system processes and interprets sensory information and determines what should be done at that moment. A) Input. B) Integration. C) Output. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integration. ← 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