This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 117 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 117 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It controls though, voluntary movement, memory and learning, and also processes information from the sense A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Spinal cord. E) Spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 2. Becoming paralyzed from a fall damages what part of the nervous system? A) Sympathetic. B) Peripheral. C) Central. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central. 3. Signals from the left hemisphere controls the right side of our body. And the right hemisphere controls the left side of our body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a ..... A) Response. B) Conclusion. C) Reflex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 5. The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and where incoming signals are integrated. A) Soma. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soma. 6. Which of the following functions are part of homeostasis? A) Staying warm in a Chicago winter. B) Digestion. C) Appreciating the beauty of a sunset. D) Reading. E) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Digestion. 7. ..... line the brain ventricles and spinal canal and aid in the formation of cerebrospinal fluid. A) Ependymal cells. B) Satellite cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 8. A message that is passed through the nervous system is known as a/an A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Impulse. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulse. 9. Playing videogames is an action controlled by ..... A) The brain stem. B) The cerebrum. C) The cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cerebrum. 10. When Ebony patted her friend's cat she was surprised by the softness of the fur. This tactile information was initially received by the A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 11. The impulses that neurons transfer are ..... A) Mechanical. B) Electrical. C) Radioactive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical. 12. Special cells that produce your skin's color. A) Melanocytes. B) Erythrocytes. C) Leukocytes. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melanocytes. 13. Which lobe would you find a map of your sensory and perception functions? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 14. How many bones does an adult have? A) 300. B) 98. C) 180. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 15. What is the function of the olfactory nerve? A) Vision. B) Smell. C) Auditory processing. D) Blood pressure regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smell. 16. A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach. A) Liver. B) Intestine. C) Esophagus. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Esophagus. 17. All parts of the nervous system external to the brain and spinal cord A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Ependymal. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 18. The anterior association area is also called the prefrontal cortex A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. When you touch something hot and pull your hand away fast, which part of your nervous system helps you do that without thinking? A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves in your fingers. D) Your eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 20. Our skull is made up of ..... bones A) 22. B) 23. C) 33. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22. ← 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