This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 682 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 682 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Trauma to the brain that can cause swelling A) MS. B) IF. C) Concussion. D) Alzheimer's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concussion. 2. Nerves that branch out from the spinal cord and connect to rest of body. A) Central Nerves. B) Peripheral Nerves. C) Cerebellum. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nerves. 3. The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. A) Heredity. B) Trait. C) Gene. D) Alleles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heredity. 4. Iris A) Circular transparent part of the front of the sclera that allows light rays to enter the eye. B) Produce tears, which constantly moisten and cleanse the eye. C) Connects the middle ear to the pharynx or throat, which allows air to enter the middle ear and helps equalize air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane. D) Located behind the cornea. Colored portion of the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Located behind the cornea. Colored portion of the eye. 5. How many muscles do we have in our body? A) 350 muscles. B) 650 muscles. C) Thousand muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 650 muscles. 6. When spinal reflex is activated by the nervous system the brain is involved. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. True or False. The neurotransmitters received by the dendrite will allow the gated channels to close. This will enable ions to enter and exit the neuron generating an electric signal. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Mixed nerves carry message from different parts of the body to the brain or spinal cord A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. A neurotransmitter that has an inhibitory effectcauses postsynaptic neurons to A) Fire. B) Not fire. C) Reuptake. D) Excitatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not fire. 10. Determine the correct flow of the reflex arcs. A) Effector, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, receptor. B) Receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector. C) Effector, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, receptor. D) Receptor, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector. 11. Sensory reception; includes touch, pain, temperature, balance, and taste A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 12. Sensory receptors found in muscles & tendons, detect degree of stretch A) Hormones. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Stimuli. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proprioceptors. 13. Three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord A) Meninges. B) Dendrites. C) White matter. D) Gray matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 14. This part of the brain makes us unique and is our control information processing center? A) Cerebellum. B) Corpus Callosum. C) Cerebrum. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 15. An action potential is ..... A) A traveling wave of depolarization in the neuron membrane. B) A sudden increase in speed by the sodium-potassium pump. C) A brief neutralization of the charges on sodium and potassium ions. D) A sudden reversal of the sodium-potassium pump. E) None of the listed responses is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A traveling wave of depolarization in the neuron membrane. 16. Involve responses of smooth muscles, the heart, and glands-involve spinal nerves A) Somatic reflexes. B) Reflex arc. C) Visceral reflexes. D) Gray matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visceral reflexes. 17. Conduct info from the sensory receptors in the various parts of the body to the CNS A) Sensory. B) Interneuron. C) Motor. D) Locomotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 18. An involuntary response by the nervous system to a stimulus is a A) Conclusion. B) Reflex. C) Motor response. D) Smooth muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex. 19. If someone is complaining of numbness, loss of muscle mass, and weakness in the ankle and foot, what could be the possible cause? A) Sciatic nerve damage. B) Spinal cord damage. C) Brain damage. D) Peroneal nerve damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peroneal nerve damage. 20. The inhibition of cardiac muscle tissue allows for ..... A) The pulling of bones. B) Constriction of tracts. C) Dilation of tracts. D) Increased heart rate. E) Decreased heart rate. 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