This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 720 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 720 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of sensory receptor responds to vibrations from sound waves? A) Thermoreceptors. B) Photoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors. 2. Cone-shaped elevation where the axon joins the cell A) Axon hillock. B) Conclusion. C) Myelin sheath. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon hillock. 3. Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body; largest part of the brain A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Spinal cord. E) Nerve impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 4. Paralysis on one side of the body, and the limbs on that side A) Monoplegia. B) Hemiplegia. C) Paraplegia. D) Quadriplegia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hemiplegia. 5. There are this many pairs of nerves originate from the spinal cord A) 32. B) 31. C) 28. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 31. 6. A receptor in your body detects a stimulus, where does the impulse travel? A) Along a motor neuron. B) Along an interneuron. C) Along a sensory neuron. D) Along the Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along a sensory neuron. 7. The motor division carries impulses A) From the CNS. B) To the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the CNS. 8. What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow? A) Longitudinal waves. B) Transverse waves. C) Sound waves. D) P-waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transverse waves. 9. End of the axon where signal gets transferred to the next neuron. A) Dendrite. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Synaptic terminal. E) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic terminal. 10. This duct extends almost to apex of cochlea. A) Tectorial duct. B) Basilar duct. C) Vestibular duct. D) Cochlear duct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlear duct. 11. Which organs form the central nervous system? A) Brain and skull. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain and spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord. 12. What makes up nerves? A) Nerves. B) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 13. Most neurons in the human body are ..... A) Multipolar. B) Unipolar. C) Bipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multipolar. 14. The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem; it functions to help you maintain coordination and balance: A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) A calloused body. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 15. How many bones are there in our skull and ribcage? A) Skull-30 ribcage-12. B) Skull-22 ribcage-30. C) Skull-35 ribcage-28. D) Skull-14 ribcage-20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull-30 ribcage-12. 16. Neurotransmitter secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress. Also known as adrenaline. A) Epinephrine. B) Dopamine. C) Serotonin. D) Norepinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epinephrine. 17. True or False:A neuron cell has a nucleus A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Combining form that means medulla oblongata A) Medull/o. B) Many. C) Synapse/o. D) Thalam/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medull/o. 19. All functions of the cerebellum are concerned with A) Vision. B) Hearing. C) Pain. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movement. 20. What SUFFIX goes with the meaning "abnormal condition" ? A) -osis. B) -algesia. C) -the. D) -leptic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -osis. ← 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