This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 950 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 950 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Action potential refers to A) A very positive charge inside and outside of the neuron. B) A very negative charge inside and outside of the neuron. C) A change of charge between the inside and outside of the neuron. D) Action outside the membrane that cause the neuron's membrane to close all its pores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A change of charge between the inside and outside of the neuron. 2. The organ that carries out a response to a message is called the: A) Receptor. B) Effector. C) Stimulus. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effector. 3. Structure that connects the brain to spinal cord and controls the most basic body functions like breathing: A) Spinal Cord. B) Brain Stem. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain Stem. 4. Synapses is a process of A) Neuronal communication. B) Muscular contraction. C) Reflex arc. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuronal communication. 5. Motor neurones..... A) Carry impulses from the sense receptors or organs to the brain. B) Carry impulses from the brain to the organs/muscles. C) Carry impulses between relay neurons. D) Transmit impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry impulses from the brain to the organs/muscles. 6. The type of neuron that sends the message from the brain to move the muscles. A) Mild neuron. B) Sensitive neuron. C) Sensory neuron. D) Motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor neuron. 7. Check the correct option A) Dentrites talk to dendrites from the cell next to them over something called synapse. B) Nerves talk to dendrites from the cell next to them over something called synapse. C) Axons talk to dendrites from the cell next to them over something called synapse. D) Neurons talk to dendrites from the cell next to them over something called synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dentrites talk to dendrites from the cell next to them over something called synapse. 8. This area of the brain controls respirations, heart rate and is responsible for the vomiting reflex: A) Spinal cord elongated. B) Pons. C) Midbrain. D) Frontal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord elongated. 9. IMPULSES TRAVEL SLOWER WHEN THERE IS A MYELIN SHEATH. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 10. What is an example of an involuntary muscle? A) Heart. B) Arms. C) Legs. D) Shoulders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart. 11. Taste receptor cells are called: A) Taste buds. B) Taste papillae. C) Meissner's corpuscles. D) Rods & cones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taste buds. 12. We feel things from the outside through our skin or dermis. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling muscle coordination? A) Cerebellum. B) Brainstem. C) Cerebrum. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 14. Which shows the correct pathway of nerve impulses? A) Receptor $\rightarrow$ relay neurone $\rightarrow$ sensory neurone $\rightarrow$ motor neurone. B) Receptor $\rightarrow$ sensory neurone $\rightarrow$ effector $\rightarrow$ motor neurone. C) Relay neurone $\rightarrow$ motor neurone $\rightarrow$ effector. D) Motor neurone $\rightarrow$ relay neurone $\rightarrow$ sensory neurone $\rightarrow$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relay neurone $\rightarrow$ motor neurone $\rightarrow$ effector. 15. Sympathetic and parasympathetic are parts of what nervous system? A) Somatic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Voluntary nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 16. What part of the motor division of the nervous system controls voluntary skeletal muscles? A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Parasympathetic Nervous System. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 17. Which glial cell absorb chemicals that the neuron secretes? A) Astrocytes. B) Schwann Cells. C) Sensory. D) Oligodendroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendroglia. 18. The coverings of the brain and spinal cord A) Ventricles. B) Dendrites. C) Meninges. D) Mesenteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meninges. 19. The right hemisphere control the ..... side of the body, while the left hemisphere controls the ..... side of the body A) Right, left. B) Left, right. C) Right, right. D) Left, left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left, right. 20. Nerves transport information to the brain A) True. B) False. 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