This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 740 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 740 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jeremy was swimming in the ocean last Saturday and saw a shark in the water. Jeremy panicked and swam as fast as he could to the shore. Identify what system helped Jeremy get out of the ocean. A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system. 2. ..... control, hunger, thirst, and the five senses. A) Motor neurons. B) Pons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Cranial nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons. 3. Cranial nerve I, carries sensory information about smell: A) Olfactory. B) Vagus. C) Optic. D) Accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Olfactory. 4. An electrical impulse is carried by the: A) Axons. B) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axons. 5. What is the electrical message called that is conducted along a neuron? A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impulse. 6. This area of the brain includes the epithalamus, thalamus, metathalamus, and the hypothalams; also known as the interbrain. A) Diencephalon. B) Occipital lobes. C) Meninges. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diencephalon. 7. Which type of neuron causes a muscle to contract in a reflex arc? A) Motor Neuron. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor Neuron. 8. The Na+/K+ pump helps a muscle cell maintain a state of: A) Depolarization. B) Propagation. C) Resting membrane potential. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resting membrane potential. 9. The diagram represents a simple reflex arc. What is the sequence of nerve cells through which an impulse passes during a reflex action? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 10. Rib Cage Has ..... Pair Of Ribs A) 12. B) 11. C) 13. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 11. GABA is a neurotransmitter which has an ..... A) Inhibitory effect on the post synaptic cell. B) Excitatory effect on the post synaptic cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inhibitory effect on the post synaptic cell. 12. Which part of the peripheral nervous system controls only involuntary responses of the body? A) Sensory division. B) Motor division. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic nervous system. 13. Which of the following will occur when the stimulus depolarize the axon membrane? A) Sodium ion will diffuse out of neurone. B) Sodium pump is stimulated. C) Sodium channel and potassium channel are closed. D) Membrane potential changes from resting potential to action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Membrane potential changes from resting potential to action potential. 14. Reaction shown by an organism is called A) Stimulus. B) Effector. C) Receptor. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Response. 15. What does ALS stand for? A) Arthritis Lateral Syndrome. B) Alzheimer's Language Sickness. C) Asthma Lung Sickness. D) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 16. Involuntary movement of muscles A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 17. The function of dendrite in the neuron is A) Integrate the impulse received by neuron. B) Store neurotransmitters. C) Receive impulse from outside of neuron. D) Control all activity in the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Receive impulse from outside of neuron. 18. What tubelike structure sends signals to and from the brain? A) The Brain. B) The Vertebrae. C) The Spinal Cord. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Spinal Cord. 19. The Temporal Lobe is Responsible For Memory. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What is the part of a neuron that is the source of electrical impulses? A) Conclusion. B) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Body. ← 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