This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 958 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 958 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which are bundles of nerves in the PNS A) Tracts. B) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 2. Which letter represents the cell body? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 3. What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? A) Degeneration of the motor neurons of the spinal cord, medulla, and cortex. B) Atrophy of neurons of the frontal and occipital lobes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degeneration of the motor neurons of the spinal cord, medulla, and cortex. 4. How do amphetamines affect nerve cell function? A) This makes the transmission of nerve impulses through the synapse faster. B) Inhibits the activity of acetylcholine. C) Stimulates the creation of acetylcholine. D) Destroys the enzyme cholinesterase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulates the creation of acetylcholine. 5. Which area of the brain is responsible for formulation of speech A) Cerebellum area. B) Frontal lobe. C) Broca's area. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 6. Determines spatial positioning and navigates A) Occipital lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 7. A quick, automatic response to a stimulus A) Reflex. B) Neurons. C) Nerves. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 8. The ..... connects the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. A) Skeletal system. B) Nervous system. C) Organ system. D) Brain system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 9. The normal adult human body has 31 pairs of nerves from the ..... A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 10. Which part of the brain stem functions as a relay station? A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Spinal cord elongated. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pons. 11. What is synapse? A) A small gap exists between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron. B) Is a chemical that diffuses across a synapse and binds to receptors on the dendrite of a neighboring neuron. C) The minimum stimulus to cause an action potential to be produced. D) Is a nerve pathway that consists of a sensory neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small gap exists between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron. 12. Fast adapting receptors are called A) Phasic receptors. B) Tonic receptors. C) Threshold receptors. D) Sensory receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phasic receptors. 13. The ..... interprets incoming sensory information and issues instructions based on past experience and current conditions. A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 14. What is a glial cell? A) Provides protection and support. B) Conducts electrical impulses. C) Conducts chemical impulses. D) Inside the nucleus of the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provides protection and support. 15. When the neuron expels potassium: A) The inside of the cell loses negative ions and produces a negative charge inside. B) The inside of the cell loses positive ions and produces a negative charge inside. C) The inside of the cell loses negative ions and produces a positive charge inside. D) The inside of the cell loses positive ions and produces a positive charge outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The inside of the cell loses positive ions and produces a positive charge outside. 16. What lobe of the Cerebrum is responsible for sensory, distance, size, shape, and cognitive/intellectual processes? A) Temporal. B) Frontal. C) Occipital. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parietal. 17. The brainstem is responsible for what functions? A) Sight and movement. B) Hearing and speech. C) Heart beating and breathing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart beating and breathing. 18. THE FIVE SENSES ARE A) SIGHT, SMELL, TASTE, TOUCH AND HEARING. B) EYES, NOSE, TONGUE, SKIN AND EARS. C) HAND, LEG, FINGERS, HEAD AND BODY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SIGHT, SMELL, TASTE, TOUCH AND HEARING. 19. A neuron's cell membrane allows for the transport of ..... in and out of the cell A) Ions. B) Molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ions. 20. What is the name of the location where one neuron meets another? A) Axon terminal. B) Terminal buds. C) Conclusion. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. ← 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