This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 156 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 156 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of the brain deals with motor skills and balance? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Diencephalon. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 2. The neuron processes that normally receive incoming stimuli are called ..... A) Satellite cells. B) Axons. C) Neurolemmas. D) Schwann cells. E) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Dendrites. 3. The part of the brain that is most associated with sleep. A) Thalamus. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Reticular formation. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 4. The part of the neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body (soma) A) Cell body. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Synaptic cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 5. Of the following, the area that has the greatest effect on visceral functions such as heart rate and hormone production is the ..... A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Mammillary body. D) Limbic system . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 6. What is another name for a nerve? A) Nerve. B) Brain. C) Signal sender. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 7. Large group of nerves that runs through the center of the spine A) Spinal cord. B) Nerves. C) Neurons. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 8. The main message center of the brain that controls our involuntary movements that sustain life A) Cerebellum. B) Pons. C) Cerebrum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 9. What enters the eyes so you can see? A) Air. B) Dust. C) Light. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 10. In action potential, the typical value for resting membrane potential voltage is A) 7 mV. B) -7 mV. C) 70 mV. D) -70mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -70mV. 11. Which of the following statements regarding the labeled structures in the diagram below is TRUE? A) Cells marked by B are innervated by axons that travel in a superior trajectory loop. B) Cells marked by A are innervated by axons that travel in Meyer's loop. C) The receptive field of a cell located at C is closer to the foveal representation than the receptive field of a cell located at B. D) All above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The receptive field of a cell located at C is closer to the foveal representation than the receptive field of a cell located at B. 12. Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten? A) Epithelial tissue. B) Connective tissue. C) Muscle tissue. D) Nerve tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle tissue. 13. True or False. Our autonomic nervous system has less myelination than our somatic nervous system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Point/o A) Pons. B) Gray matter. C) Away from center. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pons. 15. -esthesia A) Medulla oblongata. B) Nervous sensation. C) Sensation, feeling. D) Nerve root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensation, feeling. 16. Arterial blockage of blood to the brain A) "pill-rolling" movements. B) Painful tic. C) Bell's palsy. D) Stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stroke. 17. The division of the nervous system that controls motor movement A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 18. Which of these protects the spinal cord? A) Rib cage. B) Skull. C) Backbone. D) Girdles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Backbone. 19. The forebrain consists of the following A) Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus. B) Hypothalamus, thalamus, brain. C) Brain, thalamus, midbrain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus. 20. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Lept/o [ LEPTO ]? A) Pain, Painful Condition. B) Weakness, Debility. C) Thin, Slender. D) One. E) Near, Beside, Beyond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thin, Slender. ← 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