This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 762 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 762 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many lobes are in your brain? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 2. What structure controls walking in straight line, riding a bicycle, picking up a pencil, etc.? A) Medulla. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Olfactory lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 3. The brain cells and nerve cells are called? A) Neurons. B) Carcinogens. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 4. Neuroglial cells help the neurons to function better, cells that produce myelin sheath along the axons (to send faster messages) are called A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal. C) Oligodendrocytes/schwann cells. D) Microglial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes/schwann cells. 5. The gap between two neurones is called: A) Conclusion. B) Neurotransmitter. C) Electrical impulse. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 6. What part of the brain stem functions as the message headquarters for many other parts of the brain? It also has many essential cranial nerves that stem from it in order to accomplish this function. A) Pons. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Midbrain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pons. 7. It refers to the control center of the body. A) Heart. B) Brain. C) Lungs. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 8. Which of the following is not involved in creating the resting potential of a neuron? A) Diffusion of potassium ions out of the cell. B) Diffusion of sodium ions into the cell. C) The membrane permeability for sodium ions greater than potassium ions. D) The membrane permeability of potassium ions greater than sodium ions. E) The interior of the cell membrane has an excess of negatively charged protein molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The membrane permeability of potassium ions greater than sodium ions. 9. The Accessory cranial nerve's function is to ..... A) Help with speech. B) Move your eyes. C) Tongue movements. D) Turning your head, shoulder movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turning your head, shoulder movement. 10. What ion is found in greater abundance inside of the neuron during the resting potential? A) Calcium. B) Potassium. C) Sodium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potassium. 11. The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary actions like heartbeat A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 12. Information we receive though the sensory organs ..... A) Is like little warriors floating around in your blood waiting to attack invaders, like viruses and bacteria. B) Is sent through the nerves and spinal cord and processed in the brain. C) Fight germs that come in through our mouth and nose before they cause infections in the rest of the body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is sent through the nerves and spinal cord and processed in the brain. 13. This section of the brain is responsible for conscious activities A) Cerebellum. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 14. In a resting neuron the concentration of ..... is higher inside the cell than outside. A) Sodium. B) Potassium. C) Calcium. D) Chloride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potassium. 15. Which one coordinates the inner organs? A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 16. Ligaments are a connective tissue that connects ..... A) Joints. B) Bones. C) Muscles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones. 17. What is the healthiest way to release dopamine? A) Eating lots of sugar. B) Breaking your record for likes on social media. C) Putting others down to feel better about yourself. D) Helping your family member with something they struggle with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helping your family member with something they struggle with. 18. Chemosensory receptors respond to ..... A) Chemicals in the air. B) Dust particles in the air. C) PH levels in skin. D) Signaling proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemicals in the air. 19. "Rest and digest" response is controlled by the A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic nervous system. 20. Cranial nerve III is ..... A) Optic. B) Vestibulocochlear. C) Oculomotor. D) Trigeminal. 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