This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 106 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 106 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which organ of the digestive system passes nutrients into the blood stream? A) Pancreas. B) Large intestine. C) Mouth. D) Small intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small intestine. 2. Humans take in ..... from their sensory receptors. A) Cells. B) Neurons. C) Receptors. D) Information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Information. 3. What system are the Cranial nerves a part of? A) The Central Nervous System. B) The Autonomic Nervous System. C) The Peripheral Nervous System. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Peripheral Nervous System. 4. Definition:also called nerve fiber, a portion of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body. A) Axon. B) Neuron. C) Nucleus. D) Neurotransmitters tagsneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 5. What adaptation allows prey to visualize impending threats? A) Binocular vision(eyes on the front of the head). B) Peripheral vision(eyes toward the side of the head). C) 20/20 vision(perfect vision). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral vision(eyes toward the side of the head). 6. Which of the following receptors provide information on balance? A) Proprioceptors. B) Interoceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proprioceptors. 7. What is the main function of the muscular system? A) Transporting nutrients to other parts of the body. B) Working with the bones to allow movement. C) Working with the brain to transfer information. D) Breaking nutrients into smaller pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working with the bones to allow movement. 8. Which of the following is not part of the peripheral nervous system? A) Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. B) Spinal cord. C) Parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. E) Sensory pathways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 9. Which organ is responsible for your sense of PROPRIOCEPTION? A) Olfactory receptors. B) Eustachian tube. C) Cochlea. D) Golgi tendon organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golgi tendon organs. 10. What sense does the temporal lobe control? A) Sight. B) Touch. C) Understanding speech and sounds. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understanding speech and sounds. 11. The trachea branches off into two large tubes in the lungs called ..... A) Alveoli. B) Bronchi. C) Bronchioles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bronchi. 12. Where are sensory receptors located? A) In bone marrow. B) In the CNS. C) In the center of peripheral neurons. D) Deep to the skin. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of these. 13. Which of the following is NOT a section of the brain? A) Frontal lobe. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Fractal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fractal lobe. 14. The part of the brain responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye reflexes is A) Pons. B) Midbrain. C) Diencephalon. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midbrain. 15. The part of a nueron that collects signals is called ..... A) Cell body. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 16. A 36-year-old man visits his primary care physician for an annual physical. The patellar tendon reflex is tested during the course of a routine neurological examination. Which of the following statements accurately characterizes this reflex? A) Monosynaptic reflex. B) Polysynaptic reflex. C) Activated by Golgi tendon organ. D) Inhibited by gamma motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monosynaptic reflex. 17. A ..... is a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 18. These two systems work together to allow organs to contract and push food through. A) Skeletal and muscular. B) Integumentary and muscular. C) Muscular and digestive. D) Digestive and integumentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular and digestive. 19. Spinal Cord A) Collection of nerves that are within the spinal cavity, surrounded by backbones. B) Nerves that transmit messages to and from the spinal cord. C) Lower back part of the brain that controls muscular coordination and balance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves that transmit messages to and from the spinal cord. 20. The body"s control center. A) Nerves. B) Nervous System. 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