Nervous System Quiz

1. The coordination system that produces a quick response to the surroundings is the:
A muscular system
B nervous system
C endocrine system
2. The sense organ that detects the stimulus of light and colour is the:
A ear
B skin
C eye
3. The sense organ that detects the stimulus of sound is the:
A joints
B ear
C taste bud
4. The basic unit of the nervous system is the:
A nephron
B axon
C neurone
5. A nerve cell consists of cell body, axon and:
A dendrites
B synapses
C meninges
6. The gap between nerve cells is the:
A meninge
B synapse
C dendrite
7. The generation and transmission of a nerve impulse is called the:
A lock-and-key model
B all-or-none response
C hit-or-miss model
8. The transmission across the synapse is by the:
A curare
B chemical transmitter substance
C serotonin
9. The central nervous system is composed of:
Abrain and spinal cord
Bsensory and motor nerves
Cvoluntary and involuntary systems
10. The sensory nerves and motor nerves are part of the:
Aperipheral nervous system
Bcentral nervous system
Cspinal cord
11. The brain is protected by a fluid called the:
Acortical liquid
Bcerebellum fluid
Ccerebrospinal fluid
12. The nerves that carry impulses from the brain to the muscles are the:
Aspinal ganglia
Bsensory nerves
Cmotor nerves
13. The hindbrain is called the:
Ahypothalamus
Bcortex
Ccerebellum
14. If a person had pale yellow fluid leaking from the ear after a head injury, what is this?
ACerebrospinal fluid. Get a doctor!
BNothing to worry about
CDislodged ear wax
15. Which part of the brain controls the vital organs such as the heart?
Acerebellum
Bhypothalamus
Ccortex
 
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