This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1010 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1010 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following bodily functions results from parasympathetic nervous system action? A) Increased salivation. B) Increased perspiration. C) Increased respiration. D) Decreased stomach contractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased salivation. 2. Which part of the brain controls heart beat? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 3. Part of a neuron the intakes information from other neurons A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Cell body. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 4. Endorphins A) Pain relief, feeling of pleasure, contentedness. B) Stress response, alertness. C) Voluntary movement, mood, memory, sleep. D) Energy, glucose metabolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pain relief, feeling of pleasure, contentedness. 5. Which is true for CT scan? A) It gives higher radiation than X-ray. B) It gives planar view of bones and other structures. C) It shows function more than anatomy. D) It shows more detail than MRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gives higher radiation than X-ray. 6. Negatively affects higher nervous activity A) Normal sleep. B) Normal food. C) Playing sports. D) Smoking and drugs. E) Alternation of work and rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoking and drugs. 7. This sense probably tells us more about the world than any other sense. Light entering the eye forms an upside-down image on the retina. The retina transforms the light into nerve signals for the brain. The brain then turns the image right-side up and tells you what you're seeing. A) Sense of Sight. B) Sense of Hearing. C) Sense of Taste. D) Sense of Smell. E) Sense of Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sense of Sight. 8. The skins is the organ responsilble for the sense of ..... A) Hearing. B) Taste. C) Touch. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Touch. 9. What are nociceptors? A) Pain receptors on the tongue. B) Thermal receptors in the skin. C) A receptor that detects blood pressure. D) Receptors that detect light in the retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pain receptors on the tongue. 10. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is involved in which of the following actions? A) Digesting Food. B) Chewing Food. C) Lifting the fork. D) Washing hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digesting Food. 11. Nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the cell A) Axon. B) Axon terminal. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 12. Infection in meninges by bacteria, usually effects children under the age of 5 A) Bacterial meningitis. B) Alzheimer's. C) Cerebrovascular accident. D) Lou Gehrig's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacterial meningitis. 13. The ..... surrounds the pupil and controls how much light enters the eye. A) Lens. B) Cornea. C) Pupil. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iris. 14. What is the name of the part of the brain that is colored red, yellow, blue and green in the above picture? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 15. What is the role of the Motor (Efferent) Division of the PNS? A) It processes sensory information in the brain. B) It receives sensory stimuli from the body's external environment. C) It sends out information from the brain to effector organs like muscles and glands. D) It carries sensory information from the visceral organs to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It sends out information from the brain to effector organs like muscles and glands. 16. All of the following public health programs are geared towards dealing with health issues concerning nervous system EXCEPT ..... A) National Mental Health Program. B) Family Census Awareness Program. C) Rabies Prevention and Control Program. D) Universal Health Care Program. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family Census Awareness Program. 17. Geese flying south for winter. A) Learned Behavior. B) Instinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instinct. 18. Cells that produce myelin for the cells of the brain and spinal cord are the A) Schwann cells. B) Microglia. C) Astrocytes. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 19. The fluid (jelly) that surrounds the organelles is ..... A) Chloroplast. B) Cytoplasm. C) Vacuoles. D) Cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytoplasm. 20. Voltage difference across the cell membrane while cell is at rest is called? A) Threshold. B) Action Potential. C) Resting Membrane Potential. D) None of above. 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