This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is composed of the brain and spinal cord? A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 2. The gap between two adjacent, communicating neurons is termed ..... A) Synaptic cleft. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Dendritic cleft. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic cleft. 3. When the ciliary muscles in the eye contract, A) The eye focuses on nearby objects. B) The lens is pulled flatter. C) The pupil's diameter decreases. D) The cones are concentrated in the fovea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The eye focuses on nearby objects. 4. The mouth is an organ of the nervous system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. The Nervous System is assisted by the sense organs. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. Neuron A) A nerve cell with a unique structure for receiving and passing on information. B) A signal that causes an animal to react in some way. C) Found in the brain and spinal cord and allow sensory and motor neurons to communicate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A nerve cell with a unique structure for receiving and passing on information. 7. The part of nervous system that composed of the cranial and the spinal nerves. A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 8. Identify parts of the EYE (clear outer portion) A) Sclera. B) Iris. C) Pupil. D) Cornea. E) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 9. The brain can help you figure out if it is hot or cold outside A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 10. This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons A) Axon terminal. B) Myelin sheath. C) Cell body. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 11. Which of the following is NOT a part of the brainstem? A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 12. The discs of ..... are found between the ..... to help absorb shock A) Cerebellum, spine. B) Cartilage, vertebrae. C) Cartilage, cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage, vertebrae. 13. It is made of the brain and spinal cord. It commands to the body that originates in the brain and the spinal cord connects the brain with the rest of the nerves in the body. A) Central Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Parasympathetic Nervous System. E) Sympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 14. Compared with the outside of the neuron, the inside has a(n) ..... charge. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Equal. D) None of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 15. This system links the rest of your body to your brain and spinal cord: A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Muscular System. D) Skeletal System. E) Respiratory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 16. Where are white and gray matters found? A) In the brain and spinal cord. B) In the brain. C) In the spinal cord. D) In the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the brain and spinal cord. 17. Phas/o A) Back; to hold back. B) To cut off; cut short; faint. C) Speech. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech. 18. The long bone at the center of the chest:- A) Gills. B) None. C) Sternum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sternum. 19. TRUE or FALSE The spinal cord consists of nerves located around the spine and is connected to the PNS. It carries messages to and from the brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The smooth muscles and glands are controlled by the ..... nervous system. A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Peripheral. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. ← 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