This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 122 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 122 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sensory information can be classified as sight touch, hearing, smell, or taste. What category does this belong in:tripping on a rock A) Sight. B) Touch. C) Hearing. D) Smell. E) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touch. 2. Part of the brain that controls the the basic life functions such as breathing and heart beat. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 3. This systems functions are protection, structure, working with muscles for movement, and producing blood cells. A) Skeletal. B) Muscular. C) Outgrowths. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 4. What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid and maintaining a boundary in the nervous system called? A) Ependymal cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 5. A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton provides the force that moves the bones. A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 6. The hypothalamus A) Mediates sensations. B) Is the thermostat of the body because it regulates temperature. C) Is an important auditory and visual relay center. D) Has the Pulvinar body as part of its structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the thermostat of the body because it regulates temperature. 7. Pupils constricted A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 8. After it is sent the action potential rapidly reaches the ..... A) Axon. B) Axon terminals. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon terminals. 9. Allows the nerve impulse to jump, moving more quickly A) Myelin sheath. B) Schwann cells. C) Neurons. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nodes of Ranvier. 10. In which direction do nerve impulses usually travel? A) In multiple directions. B) In two directions. C) In one direction. D) In a circular direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In one direction. 11. A bundle of nerve fibers A) Neuron. B) Nerve Impulse. C) Nerve. D) Key Bid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve. 12. Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue A) Skeletal. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Nerve impulses within the neuron are sent in ..... form. A) Electrical. B) Chemical. C) Electro-chemical. D) Petrochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical. 14. The direction of a nerve impulse always travels A) From axons to cell bodies to dendrites. B) From cell bodies to dendrites to axons. C) From dendrites to cell bodies to axons. D) From axons to brain to muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From dendrites to cell bodies to axons. 15. This part of the eye allows light into the eye. A) Pupil. B) Optic nerve. C) Sclera. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pupil. 16. Which lobe controls movement, decision making, problem solving, planning, and personality? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 17. Important centers for control of heart rate, blood vessel diameter, breathing, swallowing and coughing are located in the A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Basal nuclei. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 18. Cerebellum is also called "Big brain" . A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Which of the following is NOT true about reflexes? A) They allow impulses in only one direction. B) Results in a response to a stimulus. C) Impulse travels only through the spinal cord. D) Impulse travels through the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impulse travels through the brain. 20. Which part of the cerebrum is responsible for hearing? A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal lobe. ← 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