This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 973 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 973 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These neurons are afferent they send messages to the CNS A) Motor nerves. B) Interneurons. C) Sensory nerves. D) Multipolar nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory nerves. 2. True or False:Skeletal muscles and tendons work together to move your skeleton. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What characteristic of the neuron is this?As neurons assume their roles as communicating links of the nervous system, they lose their ability to divide. A) Longevity. B) Amitotic. C) High metabolic rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amitotic. 4. ..... is a loss of the capability to move and/or feel in part or most ofthe body. A) Prognosis. B) Paramore. C) Paralysis. D) Parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paralysis. 5. Which is a function of the parietal lobe? A) Self-awareness. B) Spatial and visual perception. C) Primary auditory processing. D) Judgement of distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial and visual perception. 6. Neurons are specialized cells that carry messages through what type of process? A) Electrochemical. B) Biological. C) Mechanical. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrochemical. 7. When you suddenly shine a torch in someone's eye, the pupil A) Contracts, then stays that way for the rest of the day because the pupil needs time to readjust. B) Stays the same. C) Dilates. D) Contracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contracts. 8. What type of neuron would carry information to a gland in your body? A) Sensory. B) Interneuron. C) Afferent. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor. 9. The point of contact between the nerve and the muscle fibers it stimulates is catted a A) Motor unit. B) Neuromuscular junction. C) Motor neuron. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuromuscular junction. 10. Fatty sheath covering axon acting as an insulator to allow quicker electrical messages A) Myelin sheath. B) Axon. C) Node of ranvier. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin sheath. 11. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for regulating heart rate during exercise? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 12. You see the colors of the rainbow. A) FRONTAL LOBE. B) PARIETAL LOBE. C) OCCIPITAL LOBE. D) TEMPORAL LOBE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) OCCIPITAL LOBE. 13. In a polysynaptic reflex pathway, the synapse between sensory neuron and interneuron is located in the ..... and the synapse between the interneuron and motor neuron is located in the ..... A) Grey matter; grey matter. B) White matter; grey matter. C) Grey matter; white matter. D) White matter; white matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grey matter; grey matter. 14. Which neuroglia cell in the central nervous system forms myelin sheaths? A) Schwann cell. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Ependymal Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 15. What part of the brain is responsible for reflex actions including chewing, tasting and saliva production A) Cerebellum. B) Pons. C) Midbrain. D) Spinal cord elongated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pons. 16. Name the circular transparent area in front of the eye A) Pupil. B) Iris. C) Cornea. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornea. 17. Which of the following is true of cranial nerves? A) They are all mixed. B) They all project from the cerebrum. C) They may carry motor, sensory, or both kinds of information. D) They carry information for the body below the neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They may carry motor, sensory, or both kinds of information. 18. Part of the brain used when studying for this test. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brainstem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 19. Unmyelinated nerve fibres are found in: A) ANS. B) SNS. C) Both ANS & SNS. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both ANS & SNS. 20. This part of the nervous system is made up of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral nervous system. ← 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