This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System β Quiz 872 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 872 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The loss of the ability to move some or all of your body A) Paralysis. B) Nervous system. C) Rabies. D) West nile virus. E) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paralysis. 2. Inflammation of the meninges is called A) Hyperkinesis. B) Parethesia. C) Meningitis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meningitis. 3. Which glial cell Βproduces myelin the CNS? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 4. All sensory information that comes into the brain first goes to the ....., with the exception of ..... A) Thalamus; taste. B) Hippocampus; smell. C) Thalamus; smell. D) Amygdala; touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thalamus; smell. 5. Whats nodes of ranvier? A) Transmits impulse. B) Conducting cells. C) Insulation for conduction. D) Speeds up the trasformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speeds up the trasformation. 6. Activated when in stress or in a threatening situation. A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Nervous System. 7. If you are experiencing extreme frustration, your brain is more likely to exhibit which type of wave pattern? A) Alpha waves. B) Beta waves. C) Delta waves. D) Theta waves. E) Gamma waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theta waves. 8. What part of the eye is most sensitive to light? A) Retina. B) Cornea. C) Lens. D) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retina. 9. Combining form that means word A) Lex/o. B) Tax/o. C) Phas/o. D) Thec/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lex/o. 10. The surface on a neuron that releases synaptic vesicles is the A) Node of Ranvier. B) Dendrite. C) Axon hillock. D) Postsynaptic membrane. E) Presynaptic membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Presynaptic membrane. 11. What part of the brain controls breathing? A) Brain stem. B) Heart. C) Lungs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 12. Charge moves like a ..... along the length of the axon A) Wave. B) Curve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wave. 13. What does the lacrimal apparatus consist of? A) Eyebrows and eyelashes. B) The lacrimal gland and ducts that drain the secretions. C) Eyelids and the bony orbits. D) Accessory structures that protect the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The lacrimal gland and ducts that drain the secretions. 14. Maintained by NA/K pumps and leak channels A) -70mV. B) -55mV. C) +30mV. D) <70mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -70mV. 15. Peripheral beginning of a sensory neurons dendrite. A) Presynaptic neuron. B) Receptors. C) Reflex arc. D) Saltatory conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptors. 16. The small space between two neurons. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 17. A refractory period is- A) A brief time when a neuron is unable to conduct an impulse. B) The same as the resting potential. C) The period during which potassium and sodium ions are completely stable. D) The short time the myelin sheath provides insulationfrom another impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brief time when a neuron is unable to conduct an impulse. 18. A network of branches coming from individual cells. They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system A) Axon. B) Axon terminal. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 19. Which of the following is NOT a function of the spinal cord? A) Conducting nerve impulses. B) Acting as a reflex center. C) Housing the cerebellum. D) Transmitting sensory information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Housing the cerebellum. 20. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for sight A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books