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Nervous System Test

Authored by Tricia Hudson

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11th Grade

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Nervous System Test
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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes how myelination affects the transmission of nerve impulse?

It speeds up the transmission of impulses by acting as an electrical insulator.

It speeds up the transmission of impulses by integrating signal information more quickly.

It slows down the transmission of impulses by forming gaps called the nodes of Ranvier.

It slows down the transmission of impulses by blocking the movement of ions across the membrane.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

To increase the strength of a nerve signal, neurons will

increase the frequency of the action potential.

increase the voltage of the action potential.

decrease the frequency of the action potential.

decrease the voltage of the action potential.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which organelle is responsible for releasing neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft?

Vacuoles

Vesicles

Channel proteins

Ca2+

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The most specific division of the nervous system responsible for our “fight or flight” response is the

sensory division.

parasympathetic.

autonomic.

sympathetic.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of neuron is responsible for transmitting information from the central nervous system to the rest of the body?

Sensory neurons

Afferent neurons

Motor neurons

Interneurons

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following statements does not apply to the parasympathetic division?

It is a division of the autonomic nervous system.

It communicates to more than one effector organ at a time.

It is antagonistic to the sympathetic division.

It maintains the body’s regulatory processes, such as digestion and excretion.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The sensory nerve receptors in the ear that respond to vibrations are classified as

chemoreceptors.

nociceptors.

thermoreceptors.

mechanoreceptors.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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