This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 993 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 993 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the brain is responsible for the formation of words? A) Occipital lobe. B) Broca's area. C) Frontal lobe. D) Wernicke's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broca's area. 2. Also known as the hammer; first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear A) Oval window. B) Stapes. C) Incus. D) Malleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malleus. 3. The minimum stimulus to cause an action potential to be produced is called a. A) Threshold. B) Action potential. C) Na-K pump. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threshold. 4. Which of the following structures senses dynamic equilibrium? A) Cochlea. B) Semicircular canals. C) Macula of vestibule. D) Vestibulocochlear nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicircular canals. 5. Which of the following is not an influence of the sympathetic nervous system on the work of the body's organs, namely ..... A) Develop bladder. B) Accelerates heart rate. C) Accelerate the digestive process. D) Dilates the pupil. E) Shrink pupils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accelerate the digestive process. 6. The tough outer layer of the meninges is called the ..... A) Pia mater. B) Arachnoid mater. C) Dura mater. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dura mater. 7. What part of the neuron contains the genetic make up of the cell, and the nucleus? A) Dendrites. B) Axon. C) Nucleus. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell Body. 8. Which organ systems work together when nutrients are dropped off for the cells in the brain? A) Circulatory, Excretory, Respiratory. B) Circulatory, Digestive, Nervous. C) Circulatory, Respiratory, Nervous. D) Circulatory, Skeletal, Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulatory, Digestive, Nervous. 9. The time period between the completion of the action potential and repolarization A) Polarized. B) Depolarized. C) Repolarization. D) Refractory Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refractory Period. 10. Communicates between the CNS and PNS A) Spinal cord. B) Medulla. C) Pam Receptor. D) Your hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 11. What type of neuroglial cell makes myelin? A) Astrocyte. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Microglial. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocyte. 12. Which of these results would be found in an analysis of cerebrospinal fluid? A) A disease. B) A problem with myelin. C) A problem with neurotransmitters. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. What happens when the spinal cord senses an "emergency" during a reflex action? A) The spinal cord sends a response to the sensory neurons without going to brain first. B) The spinal cord sends a response to the motor neurons without the signal going to the brain. C) The sensory neuron sends the signal directly to the muscles. D) The brain processes the signal and then sends it to the motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spinal cord sends a response to the motor neurons without the signal going to the brain. 14. They receive the stimuli from the environment or from other neurons. A) Myelin Sheath. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 15. Myelinated axons perfom ..... conduction-meaning to jump or leap. A) Saltatory. B) Continuous. C) Interrupted. D) Bounding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltatory. 16. What makes up the CNS and what does it do? A) Sensory neurons detect stimuli on the inside and outside of the body and send signals to the PNS. B) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the CNS. C) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the PNS. D) Sensory neurons detect stimuli on the inside and outside of the body and send signals to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the PNS. 17. When can an Athlete return to practice and play after having a concussion? A) When they feel better and no longer have symptoms. B) When the Coach is ready for them to play. C) When the Athletic trainer says they are ready. D) When they have a signed doctor's note releasing them and they have completed a Return to Play protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When they have a signed doctor's note releasing them and they have completed a Return to Play protocol. 18. Where the pleasure centers of the brain are located ..... also controls Endocrine System A) Amygdala. B) Pons. C) Hippocampus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 19. Cerebellum controls voluntary actions like A) Eating, walking, running etc. B) Heart beat, breathing, blinking etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating, walking, running etc. 20. Three possible directions in which nerve impulses can travel in the nervous system of a mammal are listed below. 1 away from the central nervous system 2 towards the central nervous system 3 from place to place within the central nervous system In which of these directions do impulses in relay, motor and sensory neurons travel? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. ← 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