This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 124 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 124 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Spinal Nerves carry motor and sensory signals between the spinal cord and the body, the spinal nerve is part of ..... A) Autonomic Nervous system. B) Central Nervous system. C) Peripheral Nervous system. D) Somatic Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous system. 2. The central nervous system ..... A) Is the control center of the body. B) The main body system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the control center of the body. 3. Axon A) Part of neuron that carries messages toward the cell body. B) Part of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body. C) Part of a brain cell. D) Found only in the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body. 4. What protects your spinal cord A) Rib cage. B) Skull. C) They saw them. D) Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Backbone. 5. Neurotransmitters derived from amino acids A) Biogenic amines. B) Serotonin. C) Neuropeptides. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biogenic amines. 6. Cerebrospinal fluid is a clear liquid that protects what organ? A) Liver. B) Heart. C) Lungs. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 7. ..... CONTROLS EVERYTHING WE DO, :THINKING, WALKING, TALKING, EATING AND EVEN INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS LIKE BREATHING OR HEARTBEATING. A) NERVES. B) EYES. C) NERVOUS SYSTEM. D) OUR SPINAL CORD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NERVOUS SYSTEM. 8. Electrical messages are first detected by which part of a neuron A) Dendrite. B) Nucleus. C) Terminal branch. D) Mitochondrion . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 9. Sensory neurons..... A) Carry impulses from the sense receptors/organs into the brain. B) Carry impulses between relay neurones. C) Carry impulses from the brain to the organs. D) Carry impulses to motor neurones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry impulses from the sense receptors/organs into the brain. 10. Glial cells are ..... than neurons. A) Larger. B) Smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smaller. 11. Cephal/o A) Head. B) Brain. C) Skull. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head. 12. This covers the axon to aid in its speed to the next connection A) Synapses. B) Cytoplasm. C) Myelin sheath. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin sheath. 13. What does the CNS consist of? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Nerves and brain. C) Brain, spinal cord and all nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 14. Name two involuntary muscles. A) Biceps, triceps. B) Stomach, intestines. C) Heart, triceps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stomach, intestines. 15. What part of the nervous system deals with the fight or flight response? A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic nervous system. 16. Which of the following occurs when the body encounters a stressful situation? A) The parasympathetic NS responds. B) The sympathetic NS responds. C) Pupils constrict. D) The sympathetic NS responds and causes pupils to constrict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sympathetic NS responds. 17. Medulla oblongata A) Forebrain. B) Midbrain. C) Hindbrain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindbrain. 18. What sense organs sends signals to the brain when they are affected? A) Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin. B) Eyes, ears stomach, liver, nose. C) Nose, tongue, ears, brain, eyes, and skin. D) Eyes, ears, nose, and tongue. E) Stomach, liver, your friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin. 19. The three tiniest bones in your body are located in the? A) Ear. B) Eye. C) Nose. D) Fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ear. 20. The part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination, balance, posture, and muscle tone is the ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Diencephalon. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. ← 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