This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 693 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 693 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the eardrum vibrates, it moves a set of bones called ..... A) Ossicles. B) Muscles. C) Blood vessels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossicles. 2. Opening of sodium channels in the membrane of a neuron results in A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Hyperpolarization. D) Increased negative charge inside the membrane. E) Reestablishment of the resting potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. 3. ..... are also known, as afferent nerves, carry impulses or messages from the sense organs to the brain, where sensations such as touch, cold, heat and light are experienced. A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 4. A small region of the brainstem between the diencephalons and the pons A) Midbrain. B) Thalamus. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain. 5. The brain and the spinal cord are a part of which division of the nervous system? A) Central. B) Peripheral. C) The. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 6. This neuron allows sensory and motor neurons to interact A) Sensory neuron. B) Efferent neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Glia Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. 7. In the human body, what part of the central nervous system connects with other nerves outside of the central nervous system? A) Spinal cord. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 8. What is the function of the Eustachian tube in the ear? A) To amplify sound vibrations. B) To regulate balance and equilibrium. C) To transmit sound waves to the cochlea. D) To equalize air pressure between the middle ear and the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To equalize air pressure between the middle ear and the environment. 9. Sensory nerves function to transmit impulses from ..... A) The sense organs to the brain. B) Nerve cell body to the outside. C) From the brain to the muscle fibers. D) Spinal cord to muscles. E) The brain to the organs of the senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sense organs to the brain. 10. Which of the following is not a basis for classifying receptors? A) Structure. B) Size. C) Function. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Size. 11. Evelyn, Abigail, and Ava are studying for their biology exam. They learn that the ..... part of the autonomic nervous system is active when they are relaxing after their study session. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 12. Nerve cells are located in: A) All over the body. B) The forehead. C) Palms of the hands. D) Your neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All over the body. 13. LOC A) Hair. B) Loss of Concussion. C) Loss of consciousness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss of consciousness. 14. An organ that acts in response to a stimulus; for example, a muscle or gland. A) Effector. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effector. 15. Which cranial nerves controls pupil size? A) Oculomotor. B) Optic. C) Abducting. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oculomotor. 16. Which one of the following types of sensory information is received by receptors in the epidermis or dermis layers? A) Sound. B) Light. C) Taste. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat. 17. Neurons have axons that are insulated by a fatty sheath. What does the fatty sheath do? A) Protects the fragile cell. B) Provides energy for the cell. C) Keeps the cell warm. D) Increase the speed that impulses travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase the speed that impulses travel. 18. When no longer in Fight or Flight mode, active digestion is controlled by the; A) Sympathetic NS. B) Parasympathetic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic NS. 19. This type of neuron carries impulses that cause muscles to move or cause glands to secrete. A) Sensory. B) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 20. The signal from an axon goes in ..... A) One direction. B) Two directions. C) Multiple directions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One direction. ← 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