This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 779 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 779 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors A) Motor (efferent) division. B) Sensory (afferent) division. C) Peripheral nervous system (PNS). D) Central nervous system (CNS). E) Autonomic nervous system (ANS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory (afferent) division. 2. The enlarged end of the neuron, which contains Ach for muscle contraction: A) Synaptic Cleft. B) Schwann Cells. C) Axon Terminal. D) Myelin Sheath. E) Dendrite Connector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon Terminal. 3. The brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and transmitting information A) Digestive system. B) Respiratory system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system. 4. Gag reflex A) Glossopharyngeal. B) Vagus. C) Trigeminal. D) Optic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossopharyngeal. 5. Which statement is true of an object that appears red: A) All of the light that is the red wavelength is absorbed by the object. B) All of the light that is the red wavelength is reflected by the object. C) Our eye sees what we wish we could see. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the light that is the red wavelength is reflected by the object. 6. Cranial nerve X, carries motor information to organs in the thorax and abdomen, including most parasympathetic signals to those organs, and sensory information back to the brain: A) Optic. B) Vagus. C) Spinal accessory. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vagus. 7. Respectively, ..... and ..... work in opposition of each other; ..... is to fight or flight, as ..... is to rest and digest. A) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. B) Parasympathetic and Sympathetic. C) Sympathetic and Somatic. D) Parasympathetic and Autonomic . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. 8. Parkinson's is the result of too little: A) Serotonin. B) Glutamate. C) Dopamine. D) ACh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dopamine. 9. The division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for the fight or flight response A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous system. 10. ..... is the sense organ of touch. A) Eyes. B) Nose. C) Skin. D) Tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skin. 11. Nerve tumor A) Neuroma. B) Neurology. C) Neuropathy. D) Neurofibroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuroma. 12. This/these is/are a procedure/s that measures the pressure inside the eye. A) Rinne test and Weber test. B) Snellen test. C) Ishihara test. D) Tonometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tonometry. 13. A shift in the membrane potential toward the positive direction and exceeding the threshold causes a(n) A) Resting potential. B) Equilibrium potential. C) Action potential. D) Ion current. E) Electrolyte bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action potential. 14. The Autonomic nervous system (a branch of the peripheral nervous system) that manages involuntary movements and functions is made up of the ..... and ..... nervous systems? A) Somatic and Somatosensory. B) Central and Peripheral. C) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. 15. The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are known as ..... A) Accessory organs. B) The digestive tract. C) Acid makers. D) Digestion helpers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accessory organs. 16. Suffix that means suture A) -plegia. B) -rrhaphy. C) -phasia. D) -algesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -rrhaphy. 17. Which division of the autonomic nervous system is homeostasis closely related to? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 18. ..... along the axon allow ions to pass through the myelin layer to the plasma membrane. A) Na-K pump. B) Action potential. C) Threshold. D) Nodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nodes. 19. Based on the context, Stimulus refers to ..... A) Outside reactions that monitor your bodily systems. B) The temperature of the body. C) Food that gives your body energy. D) A thing or event that causes a reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A thing or event that causes a reaction. 20. Pole A) Medulla oblongata. B) Together; with. C) Extreme. D) To cut off; cut short; faint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extreme. ← 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