This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 70 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 70 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A chemical that axons secrete to transmit the message to another neuron. A) Neurotransmitter. B) Calcium. C) Sodium. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitter. 2. Cranial nerve that is related to the sense of smell. A) Optic. B) Olfactory. C) Trigeminal. D) Glossopharyngeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olfactory. 3. Synapse that uses neurotransmitters to transfer signals from one neuron to another A) Mechanical synapse. B) Neurotransmitter. C) Chemical Synapes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemical Synapes. 4. Responsible for physical ability and balance A) Temporal lobe. B) Cerebellum. C) Parietal lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 5. The spinal cord transfer information between the brain and the remaining body through ..... A) Brain. B) Nerves. C) Reflex action. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 6. In which direction would impulses flow through a neuron A) From dendrites to axons. B) From axons to dendrites. C) From the cell body towards the dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From dendrites to axons. 7. Made up of actin filaments. A) Fascicle. B) Myofilaments. C) Thick filament. D) Thin filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thin filament. 8. What does the pupil do? A) Protects the eye. B) Helps the eye focus. C) Allows light to enter eye. D) Reflects light that enter the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allows light to enter eye. 9. Which of the following structures found within the plasma membrane of a neuron helps maintain its transmembrane potential. A) Exocytosis. B) Cell mediated endocytosis. C) Sodium-potassium pump. D) Concentration gradients. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium-potassium pump. 10. What type of injury is described as causing someone to lose consciousness from an impact to the head A) Concussion. B) Brain damage. C) Knock out. D) Hematoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concussion. 11. The organ system responsible for receiving stimuli from receptors and transmitting to effectors for stimulation A) Respiratory System. B) Integumentary System. C) Nervous System. D) Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous System. 12. Our throat divides into two separate tubes:the windpipe and the gullet. What prevents food from entering the windpipe? A) The uvula. B) The tongue. C) The trachea. D) The epiglottis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The epiglottis. 13. Lipid-rich layer of insulation that surrounds an axon, formed by oligodendrocytes in the CNS and Schwann cells in the PNS; facilitates the transmission of electrical signals. A) Myelin Sheath. B) Dendrite. C) Thalamus. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin Sheath. 14. Helps with hearing, forming speech, and memory A) Temporal lobe. B) Cerebellum. C) Parietal lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal lobe. 15. An unusual manner of walking is called an ..... A) Weakness. B) Paralysis. C) Tremor. D) Abnormal gait. E) Hoarseness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abnormal gait. 16. Which controls personality, short term memory, & speech A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 17. A student listed some functions of an organ. It helps maintain body balance. It regulates the beating of the heart. It controls the voluntary action of the body. A) Digestive system. B) Nervous system. C) Respiratory system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 18. A network of spinal nerves A) Roots. B) Plexus. C) A horse's tail. D) CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plexus. 19. A fatty substance that covers and insulates nerve fibers, speeding up signal transmission A) Cholesterol. B) Protein. C) Carbohydrate. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin. 20. Made mostly of fat, coats and protects nerve; when born we have very few developed, as we grow babies use their baby fat to develop Certain neurological disorders can cause this to break down-causing limitations to movement or sensation. A) Dendrite. B) Nucleus. C) Axon. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin Sheath. ← 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