This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 1038 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1038 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You catch a cold and develop a fever, what is the response in this situation? A) Cold. B) Fever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fever. 2. Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling intelligence and personality? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 3. When the frog died in an experiment by Leonardo da Vinci? A) Spinal cord was damaged by pushing a needle down it. B) Heart was damaged by pushing a needle down it. C) After the brain was removed. D) After the skin was removed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord was damaged by pushing a needle down it. 4. Which tunic of the eye contains the cornea and sclera? A) Outer (fibrous) tunic. B) Middle (vascular) tunic. C) Inner (nervous) tunic. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer (fibrous) tunic. 5. The spinal cord has gray matter on the outside and white matter on the inside. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. You are at the hospital, you are told you will have to have an IV. You know this means: A) Intravenous. B) Intraventricular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intravenous. 7. Which types of cells communicate though changes in membrane potential? A) Nerve cells. B) Phagocytes. C) Muscle cells. D) Skin cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve cells. 8. The nerves in your leg that send messages to the brain are part of the ..... nervous system. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Central. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral. 9. Increasing blood pressure, faster heartbeat and accelerating respiration are controlled by A) The Sympathetic System. B) The Parasympathetic System. C) The CNS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sympathetic System. 10. What part of the eye did a cow have that humans do not have? A) Lens. B) Carpet of light. C) Optic nerve. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpet of light. 11. Which nervous system disease results from the immune system attacking and damaging the central nervous system? A) Alzheimer's Disease. B) Parkinson's Disease. C) Huntington's Disease. D) Multiple Sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multiple Sclerosis. 12. He following is a list of the components of a chemical synapse. A mutation in the structure of which of these would affect only the reception of the message, not its release or the response? A) Membrane proteins in the postsynaptic cell. B) Proteins in the presynaptic cell. C) Cytoplasmic proteins in the postsynaptic cel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Membrane proteins in the postsynaptic cell. 13. 1st part of the neuron to conduct the signal; conducts signal towards the cell body A) Dendrite. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Synaptic terminal. E) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 14. Air travels through the trachea and then into the ..... before entering the lungs. A) Left/Right Bronchi. B) Larynx. C) Pharynx. D) Alveoli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left/Right Bronchi. 15. What is the first place in the ear where sound vibrations traveling in air are transferred? A) The ear bones. B) The eardrum. C) The ear liquid. D) The ear hairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The eardrum. 16. If you are dehydrated, in order to maintain homeostasis, you should A) Drink water. B) Go for a run. C) Take a nap. D) Drink coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drink water. 17. The major function of the semicircular canals is: A) Transmission of sound waves through bones. B) Changing sound waves into nerve impulses. C) Detecting the position of the head. D) Conducting sound waves through the cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detecting the position of the head. 18. Neurotransmitter A) Chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons, facilitating communication in the nervous system. B) Branch-like extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons. C) The division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for the fight or flight response. D) A collection of nerve fibers bundled together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons, facilitating communication in the nervous system. 19. The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) is composed of A) Sensors and effectors. B) Motor neurons and interneurons. C) The somatic and the autonomic nervous system. D) The sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The somatic and the autonomic nervous system. 20. Weakness A) Convulsions. B) I ask. C) Weak. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weak. ← 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