This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1032 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1032 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Premature closing of the skull bones A) Craniectomy. B) Cranioplasty. C) Craniosynostosis. D) Craniotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Craniosynostosis. 2. The system that controls your involuntary muscle movements and internal organs is the ..... A) CNS (central nervous system). B) PNS (peripheral nervous system). C) ANS (autonomic nervous system). D) SNS (somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ANS (autonomic nervous system). 3. In addition to sodium and potassium, what other ion is required for neurons to communicate? A) Iodine. B) Calcium. C) Chloride. D) Bicarbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 4. Is the pons responsible for conducing messages to the other parts of the brain? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 5. Shark swims toward the direction of blood. A) Stimulus. B) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Response. 6. The Ulnar nerve comes off of which spinal roots A) C5 and C6. B) C8 and T1. C) Number. D) T1 only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C8 and T1. 7. What would happen if your spinal cord was severed? A) You would become paralyzed and not be able to move. B) You would not be able to breathe. C) You would become blind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You would become paralyzed and not be able to move. 8. What word matches the definition? An action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something. A) Reflex. B) Stimulus. C) Peripheral nerve. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 9. The neurons that conduct impulses to the spinal cord and brain are the: A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Association neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons. 10. Which nerves carry messages from the body to the brain? A) Sensory nerves. B) Cell nerves. C) Motor nerves. D) Sensory nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 11. Touch, pressure, temperature, pain. A) Parietal Lobe. B) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal Lobe. 12. Lets light into the anterior surface of the eye A) Cornea. B) Vitreous Humor. C) Sclera. D) Aqueous Humor. E) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 13. The main portion of the Peripheral Nervous System is the? A) Neuron. B) Nerves. C) Brain. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 14. Which of the following conditions is characterized by progressive disorientation, apathy, speech and gait disturbances, and loss of memory: A) Reye Syndrome. B) Alzheimer's. C) Parkinson's Disease. D) Bell's Palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's. 15. What is a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes? A) Lethargy. B) Dementia. C) Phobia. D) Cerebrovascular Accident aka Stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dementia. 16. TRUE/FALSE:The peripheral nervous system controls how the body reacts to an experience. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Parts of the Brain Stem A) Bridge & Brain. B) Cerebrum and Cerebellum. C) Thalamus and Hypothalamus. D) Pontus & Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pontus & Spinal Cord. 18. What is the role of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system? A) Regulate neurotransmitter levels. B) Transmit nerve impulses. C) Support and anchor neurons. D) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. 19. The brain sends messages to our body and our body sends messages to our brain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. A collection of organs that work together to gather and interpret information about the body's internal and external environment, and respond to that information. A) The Endocrine System. B) The Nervous System. C) The Cardiovascular System. D) The Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Nervous System. ← 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