This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 138 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 138 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If it gets very hot outside $\rightarrow$ your skin temperature rises $\rightarrow$ sweat gland release sweat $\rightarrow$ sweat evaporates $\rightarrow$ cooling occurs.Is this sympathetic or parasympathetic? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic motor sensory. D) Visceral/autonomic motor sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 2. ..... protects the eyes from dust and dirt. A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Eye lashes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eye lashes. 3. The suffix-plegia means A) Movement. B) Order. C) Paralysis. D) Coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paralysis. 4. The largest portion of the brain is the: A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 5. Which of the following are NOT the examples of voluntary action? A) Writing. B) Reading. C) Breathing. D) Listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing. 6. Which type of neuron is responsible for carrying signals towards the central nervous system? A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons. 7. How would a damaged cerebellum affect the body? A) Slow down the right side of the body. B) Slow down the right side of the body. C) Affect certain voluntary movements like walking or talking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affect certain voluntary movements like walking or talking. 8. The central nervous system is made up of the ..... and ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Spine. D) A &B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A &B. 9. Long and thin bundle of nervous tissue extending from lower part of brain A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 10. Almond shaped structure located in the limbic system. Controls many of your emotional responses, especially fear and anger A) Hippocampus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amygdala. 11. A disorder characterized by loss of function belowthe neck A) Epilepsy. B) Paraplegia. C) Quadriplegia. D) Meningitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quadriplegia. 12. What is the tube that connects the pharynx to the lungs? A) Trachea. B) Diaphragm. C) Nose. D) Epiglottis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trachea. 13. Sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate ..... or storage as memories. A) Behavior. B) Mechanical input. C) Nose. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavior. 14. This is where we find the main location for all motor functions. A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe. 15. What is the part of the year that passes sound waves from theouter ear to the eardrum? A) Ear Drum. B) Ear Tunnel. C) Ear Canal. D) Middle Ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear Canal. 16. The phagocytic cells in the CNS are:? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microglia. 17. ..... percent of brain is fat. A) 50. B) 209. C) 60. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60. 18. Higher reasoning, voluntary body movements, speech A) Parietal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal lobe. 19. Division of the PNS that transmits information from CNS to the rest of the body A) Motor (efferent) division. B) Sensory (afferent) division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor (efferent) division. 20. These types of glial cells are in the CNS. They have small "thorny" processes for defense and protection of the neuron. A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microglial. ← 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