This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 695 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 695 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which 2 types of glial cells perform the same functions but in different areas of nervous system? A) Astrocytes and Schwann Cells. B) Oligodendrocytes vs Schwann Cells. C) Microglial Cells and Satellite Cells. D) Ependymal Cells and Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes vs Schwann Cells. 2. The brain is protected inside the: A) Cerebrum. B) Spinal cord. C) Skull. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 3. Cerebellar A) Pertaining to the largest part of the brain. B) Pertaining to the posterior portion of the brain that controls equilibrium. C) Inflammation of the spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pertaining to the posterior portion of the brain that controls equilibrium. 4. This system is responsible for the fight or flight response: A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 5. This word means "bridge" in other languages A) Spinal cord elongated. B) Arachnid Layer. C) Epidural Space. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 6. The two hemispheres of the brain are connected by a thich bundle of axons called the corpus callosum. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Chemical signals released by the organs of the endocrine system are called ..... A) Hormones. B) Reflexes. C) Nerve messages. D) Parathyroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hormones. 8. True or false:the Hypothalamus is in charege of regulating the secretion of many hormones A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Lou Gehrig's disease can also be called ..... A) Cerebral palsy. B) Poliomyelitis. C) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. D) Hemiplegia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 10. Every time you lift your finger or wiggle your toes, you are using the ..... neurons of the somatic nervous system. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 11. If you step on a nail$\rightarrow$ thigh muscle contract$\rightarrow$ lift your foot ..... What nerve brings impulses from the spinal cord to the thigh muscle A) Somatic sensory. B) Visceral sensory. C) Somatic motor sensory. D) Visceral/autonomic motor sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic motor sensory. 12. Transmitters that carry impulses from the skin and organs to the spinal cord and brain; afferent neurons A) Sensory neurons. B) Astrocytes. C) Motor neurons. D) Efferent nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 13. Receptors that are stimulated by physical forces that cause movement of fluid or by vibrations within the body are what kind of receptors? A) Pain receptors. B) Mechanoreceptors. C) Chemoreceptors. D) Photoreceptors. E) Thermoreceptors . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mechanoreceptors. 14. Brain is compound by A) Cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstream. B) Brain, cerebellum and brainstream. C) Cerebellum, spinal cord. D) Cerebrum and cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstream. 15. What type of neuroglial cell attaches neurons to capillaries? A) Astrocyte. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglial. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocyte. 16. Nerves carry messages from the brain and the spinal cord to all parts of the body in the form of ..... A) Impulses. B) Network. C) Pulse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulses. 17. Which part of the diencephalon relays sensory impulses to the sensory cortex and helps with memory? A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Epithalamus tagsB.LS1.3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 18. Helps you perceive the world with your senses. It is also home to the sensory strip, which controls how we perceive touch, pain, and temperature. A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 19. The ..... is the basic building block of the nervous system. A) Soma. B) Neuron. C) Axon. D) Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 20. The fluid which surrounds, protects, nourishes, and cleans the brain and spinal cord A) CSF (cerebrospinal fluid). B) CSF (Cerebrofluid Spine). C) CSF (Cystic Syndrome Fluid). D) FCS (Fluid Cerebrum Stuff). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CSF (cerebrospinal fluid). ← 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