This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... connect to the muscles and tell them what to do. A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Nodes. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 2. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance, posture, and coordination? A) Brain stem. B) Frontal lobe. C) Cerebellum. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 3. Esthet/o A) Right ear. B) Nervous sensation, feeling. C) Fear. D) Nerve root. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous sensation, feeling. 4. What is the function of the nervous system? A) To pump blood throughout the body. B) To detect impulses from the senses and act as the control center. C) To provide structural support to the body. D) To absorb nutrients from food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To detect impulses from the senses and act as the control center. 5. What is the fourth step in a reflex arc? A) Receptor. B) Effector. C) Efferent neuron (motor neuron). D) Afferent neuron (sensory neuron). E) Interneuron (integration center). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Efferent neuron (motor neuron). 6. What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system? A) Provide immune response. B) Secrete and circulate cerebrospinal fluid. C) Support and anchor neurons to surrounding capillaries. D) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support and anchor neurons to surrounding capillaries. 7. What is the bundle of nerves in the body called? A) Spinal cord. B) Vertebrae. C) Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 8. Two systems that work together to regulate body temperature A) Muscular and skeletal. B) Nervous and skeletal. C) Muscular and integumentary. D) Integumentary and nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Integumentary and nervous. 9. Feeling anxious about a test A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 10. Have you had any changes in vision A) Ever had vision change. B) Ever felt weak. C) Never had a headache. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ever had vision change. 11. Nerves emerge from your ..... and form a network all over your body. A) Vertebral column. B) Spinal cord. C) The cerebrum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 12. The gap between the axon of a "sending" neuron and the dendrites of a "receiving" neuron; it contains extracellular fluid.synaptic cleftsynapsestimulisomatic reflex A) Synaptic cleft. B) Conclusion. C) Stimuli. D) Somatic reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic cleft. 13. A rooster laid an egg on the top of a roof. Which way did it roll? A) North. B) Down. C) When do roosters lay eggs?. D) It didn't roll, it stayed on top. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When do roosters lay eggs?. 14. This area of the brain is responsible for the formation of language/speech. A) Broca's area. B) Wernicke's area. C) Association area of the parietal lobe. D) Primary visual cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's area. 15. The cells that carry impulses to your central nervous system are called ..... A) Sensory neurons. B) Sensory nerves. C) Motor neurons. D) Motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 16. Collection of nerve cell PROCESSES in the PNS A) Nerve. B) Tract. C) Nuclei. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve. 17. Why is exercise good for the brain? A) It releases chemicals that make you feel good. B) It relaxes the muscles. C) It gets rid of stress. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. A process whereby the synaptic connections in the brain that are frequently used are preserved, and those that are not are lost. A) Neurotoxicity. B) Brain pruning. C) Synaptic pruning. D) Brain tango. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synaptic pruning. 19. What does the Peripheral Nervous System consist of? A) Bones and cartilage. B) Motor and sensory neurons. C) Blood vessels and arteries. D) The brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor and sensory neurons. 20. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary muscle control? A) Sensory, somatic. B) Sensory, autonomic. C) Motor, autonomic. D) Motor, somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor, somatic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books