This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 985 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 985 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During a refractory period, another action potential can be generated (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. ..... is the part of the neuron that receives signals from other neurons to be transmitted to axons. A) Schwann Cell. B) Axon Terminal. C) Dendrites. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 3. What triggers an action potential in a neuron (a) A) A thershold stimulus. B) The resting state of a neuron. C) The refractory period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thershold stimulus. 4. Portion of the brain that includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata A) Brainstem. B) Callous body. C) Diencephalons. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brainstem. 5. Which ions are involved in the electrical nerve impulse? A) Iodine and Sodium. B) Potassium and Sodium. C) Iron and Sodium. D) Calcium and Iodine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potassium and Sodium. 6. A group of organs together creates A) An organ. B) A cell. C) An organ system. D) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An organ system. 7. Broca's area is usually in the ..... area of the ..... A) Left; prefrontal cortex. B) Right; temporal lobe. C) Left; frontal lobe. D) Right; occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left; frontal lobe. 8. The epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium extend past the muscle fiber to form a ....., a thick cordlike struture composed of dense regular connective tissue that connect muscle to bone A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Sarcomere. D) Fascicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 9. Smell helps us to ..... A) Taste. B) See. C) Listen. D) Hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taste. 10. Inflammation of a nerve A) Neuroma. B) Neurectomy. C) Neuralgia. D) Neuritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuritis. 11. Beth has difficulty falling asleep at night. She suffers from A) Narcolepsy. B) Somnambulism. C) Sleep deprivation. D) Insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insomnia. 12. A loss of proprioception is called ..... A) Deafness. B) Blindness. C) Numbness. D) Unsteadiness. E) Incoordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Incoordination. 13. Neurons become excitable during signal reception. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. In humans, one function of an interneuron is to relay impulses directly from A) Receptors to the brain. B) Receptors to other receptors. C) Motor neurons to receptors. D) A sensory neuron to a motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sensory neuron to a motor neuron. 15. What is it called when your brain hits the inside of your skull? A) Concord. B) Concurrence. C) Blackout. D) Concussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concussion. 16. What the body does in reaction to something. A) Response. B) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Response. 17. Typically, the resting membrane potential of a neuron is A) 700 mV. B) -7 V. C) -70 mV. D) 0 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -70 mV. 18. Which part of the nervous system will you find the 12 pairs of cranial nerves? A) Central. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral. 19. The thick bundle of nerves that extends from medulla to almost the end of the spine is called ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Vertebrae. C) Reflex arc. D) Messenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 20. A reduction of voltage across a plasma membrane A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Synaptic cleft. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. ← 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