This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 769 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 769 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The part of the nervous system that deals with actions that you control. A) Spinal cord. B) Somatic system. C) Neurons. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic system. 2. A nerve cell is also called a: A) Neuron. B) Proton. C) Norway. D) Meuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 3. What kind of neurons take information in from your senses? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Hepatic. D) Spinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 4. ....is a combination of an electrical charge and a chemical reaction. It is not a flow of electricity, but an electrochemical signal moving along a neuron A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Nerve impulse. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 5. The name of the ENTIRE body system that is responsible for receiving and responding to information. A) Central nervous system. B) The nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nervous system. 6. Nerve cells are called what? A) Nerves. B) Neurons. C) Nervous system. D) Nerve cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 7. All the movements of the brain are controlled by ..... A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Muscles. D) Vertebral column. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 8. *Increasing the frequency of action potentials would ..... the force of muscle contraction A) *increase. B) *decrease. C) *not change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) *increase. 9. The long, fiber like part of a neuron which transmits impulses away from the cell body A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Axon terminal. D) Gene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 10. The middle layer of the meninges is called A) Dura. B) Arachnoid. C) None. D) Pia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arachnoid. 11. A muscle that straightens part of your body is called a(n) ..... A) Extensor. B) Flexor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extensor. 12. This relays visual messages to the brain A) Auditory Nerve. B) Spinal Cord. C) Optic Nerve. D) Eustachian Tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic Nerve. 13. Reuptake is..... A) A chemical that is released into the synaptic gap. B) A chemical that plays a role in learning and attention. C) A protein molecule on the dendrite or cell body of a neuron that will interact only with specific neurotransmitters. D) A process by which neurotransmitters are stucked back into the synaptic vesicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A process by which neurotransmitters are stucked back into the synaptic vesicles. 14. This is the largest portion of the brain, it is for sensory and motor functions, movement, balance, posture, talking, higher mental function (memory, reasoning) A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Corpus Callosum. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 15. What part of the nervous system connects the brain to the nerves? A) Spinal cord. B) Medulla. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 16. Vascular innermost covering of the brain and spinal cord. A) Pia Mater. B) Postganglionic neurons. C) Postsynaptic neuron. D) Preganglionic neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pia Mater. 17. If the medulla oblongata is damaged, what happens next? A) Died instantly. B) Memory loss. C) Can't balance. D) Can't hear, can't understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Died instantly. 18. The part of the brain responsible for muscle contractions, balance, posture, and muscle tone A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Diencephalon. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 19. The convolutions are characteristic: A) Only for large hemispheres;. B) For the midbrain. C) Cerebellum only. D) For the diencephalon. E) For the cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) For the cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres. 20. The protective connective tissues surrounding each axon is called A) Epineurium. B) Perineurium. C) Endoneurium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endoneurium. ← 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