This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 108 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 108 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The area between the pre-synaptic cell and the post-synaptic cell is termed the synaptic cleft. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. All electrical signals are sent along this highway between the brain and whatever area that is communicating with the brain A) Nerves/neurons. B) Sensory organs. C) Bones. D) Receptors. E) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Spinal cord. 3. What part of your brain houses your amygdala? A) Cerebral cortex. B) Lymbic system. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lymbic system. 4. Glial cells which line the cavities of the brain and spinal cord; have cilia which circulate CSF A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Schwann cells. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells. 5. What 2 organs make up the central nervous system? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Spinal cord and nerves. C) Brain and heart. D) Liver and heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 6. Nerve signals move at over ..... mph. A) 25. B) 250. C) 2500. D) 25000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 250. 7. Coordinates involuntary movement (breathing, heartbeat, etc) A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 8. Area of the frontal lobe that is responsible for speech production. A) Broca's Area. B) Wernicke's Area. C) Amygdala. D) Central Gyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's Area. 9. Which of the following is part of the peripheral nervous system? A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Lungs. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 10. Which of these receptors help with body position and balance? A) Photoreceptors. B) Mechanoreceptors. C) Proprioceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proprioceptors. 11. If you picked up a hot coal, the signal from the sensory neurons in your fingertips would travel to ..... in your spinal cord. A) Sensory Neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. 12. Which of these neuroglial cells forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system? A) Schwann cells. B) Satellite cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. E) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes. 13. The cell body of a neuron is also known as: A) Axon. B) Cyton. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cyton. 14. Which of the following is the effect seen during a restful activity? A) Dilation of the pupil. B) Decreased secretion of the sublingual gland. C) Increased secretion of the parotid gland. D) Increased secretion of sweat glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased secretion of the parotid gland. 15. Neuroglia that produce scar tissue in the brain and spinal cord, but also provides structure and support are A) Schwann cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes. 16. This lobe is responsible for the stimuli such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. A) Occipital Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Parietal Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal Lobe. 17. The two parts of the nervous system are the? A) Central Nervous SystemOuter Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous SystemInner Nervous System. C) Axial Nervous SystemAppendicular Nervous System. D) Central Nervous SystemPeripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Nervous SystemPeripheral Nervous System. 18. Which system is responsible for your "Fight or Flight" A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Nervous System. 19. True or False. The nervous system is divided into two divisions-the Central Nervous System (brain and spinal cord) and the Peripheral Nervous System (neurons) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Where would you find a nervous system nerve? A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. ← 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