This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 80 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 80 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Numbness A) Tingling. B) Numbness. C) Work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Numbness. 2. The space between neurons is called the ..... A) Axon end. B) Dendrite end. C) Soma, or Cell Body. D) Synapse, or Synaptic Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synapse, or Synaptic Gap. 3. The basic structural unit of the nervous system is called a ..... A) None of these. B) Neuron. C) Cyton. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 4. The spinal cord is protected by ..... A) The spine. B) The ribs. C) Fluid. D) The legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fluid. 5. Where is the heart muscle found? A) In the stomach. B) In the back. C) In the heart. D) In the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the heart. 6. Which type of neuron has multiple dendrites A) Multipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Unipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multipolar. 7. What is the synaptic cleft? A) The joining between two neurons. B) The gap between 2 neurons. C) The body between the nucleus and the dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gap between 2 neurons. 8. The Peripheral nervous system can be broken down into A) Autonomic and Somatic systems. B) Automatic and somatic systems. C) Autoimmune and Somantic systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic and Somatic systems. 9. This part of the neuron carries impulses away from the cell body. A) Dendrites. B) Myelin sheath. C) Axons. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axons. 10. What is the function of a cell body? A) Receives the stimulus. B) Contains the nucleus and other cell organelles. C) Transmits stimulus to next cell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains the nucleus and other cell organelles. 11. Photoreceptors are specialized for detecting what? A) Temperature changes. B) Touch. C) Light. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 12. A covering around axons, which is produced by neuroglia, is called the ..... sheath. A) Myelin. B) Nervous. C) Glial. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 13. Nervous system is made up of A) 3 parts. B) 2 parts. C) 4 parts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 parts. 14. Provides additional enzymes(pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine. A) Liver. B) Kidneys. C) Gall bladder. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pancreas. 15. What is the function of the spinalcord A) Information superhighway. B) Processing center. C) Decision center. D) Control center. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information superhighway. 16. BONUS:The cauda equina is A) Another name for the brain stem. B) The "horse's tail" of spinal nerves at the base of the spinal cord. C) Another name for the sensory homunculus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The "horse's tail" of spinal nerves at the base of the spinal cord. 17. A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system. Controls involuntary activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and glands. A) Cutaneous sense organs. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 18. A nerve composed of sensory nerve fibers A) Sensory nerve. B) Motor nerve. C) Mixed nerve. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerve. 19. During depolarization Sodium (Na+) moves ..... A) Into the cell. B) Out of the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into the cell. 20. Which type of cell is located between neurons and capillaries to control what enters the cells from the blood? A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Schwann cells. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. ← 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