This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 938 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 938 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sensory neurons are also called ..... neurons A) Afferent. B) They will bring it out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent. 2. Hemiparesis A) The sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body. B) Accumulation of fluid in the spaces of the brain. C) Weakness on one side of the body. D) The mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weakness on one side of the body. 3. Motor neurons connect the brain to: A) Muscle. B) Sensory (touch, smell etc). C) Digestive system. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscle. 4. Which nervous system constricts pupils? A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 5. The 2 types of nerves present in our nervous system are A) Cerebrum and Cerebellum. B) Motor and Sensory. C) Neuron and Spinal Cord. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor and Sensory. 6. Information is relayed to the spinal cord of the brain by: A) Afferent neurons. B) Schwann cells. C) T cells. D) Efferent neurons. E) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent neurons. 7. Superficial layer of the brain; speech, memory, logical and emotional response, as well as consciousness, interpretation of sensation, and voluntary movement are all functions of neurons found there. A) Diencephalon. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Ependymal cells. D) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral cortex. 8. What does the sensory function do? A) Receive stimuli. B) Process information and decide output. C) Direct response. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receive stimuli. 9. Bowel frequency A) How many times to urinate. B) How many times to defecate. C) How many times do you urinate?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How many times to defecate. 10. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing auditory information? A) Temporal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal lobe. 11. Read the following and decide where it would fit in the overlapping functions: "scream and run" A) Sensory input. B) Integration. C) Motor output. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor output. 12. What are the two motor functions of the peripheral nervous system: A) Somatic and autonomic. B) Sympathetic and parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic and autonomic. 13. Which layer of the meninges is the delicate innermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord A) Dura Mater. B) Arachnoid Mater. C) Pia Mater. D) Spinal Mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia Mater. 14. This structure helps pass information between the two hemispheres of the brain. A) Callous body. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callous body. 15. If there is severe damage to the brain stem, this could lead to coma or death. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. The electrical impulse transmitted by a neuron is caused by the movement of ..... A) Electrons. B) Ions. C) Free radicals. D) Molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ions. 17. Disorder A) Lack of muscle coordination. B) Disorder characterized by chronic, debilitating emotional response to a traumatic event. C) Disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts that result in the tendency to perform rituals. D) Awake, alert, aware of one's surroundings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of muscle coordination. 18. Which neurotransmitter is associated with muscle contractions? A) Dopamine. B) Serotonin. C) Acetylcholine. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acetylcholine. 19. Why is GABA an inhibitory neurotransmitter? A) When it binds to its receptor, the receptor allows Cl-into the neuron. B) It is negatively charged. C) When it binds to its receptor, the receptor allows K+ out of the neuron. D) When it binds to its receptor, the receptor allows Na+ out of the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When it binds to its receptor, the receptor allows Cl-into the neuron. 20. Any change in the environment that makes an organism react A) Response. B) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. ← 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