This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 157 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 157 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Without your sense of smell, food would taste better. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse? A) Voluntary. B) Sympathetic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic. 3. Gray matter of the nervous system is composed of ..... A) Neuron cell bodies. B) Neuron fibers. C) Nuclei. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron cell bodies. 4. Wood A) Under, below. B) Mind. C) Bruise. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mind. 5. The brainstem contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. What type of neurons carry signals to the locomotor system? A) Motor neurons. B) Brain. C) Sensory neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neurons. 7. Which letter represents the Nodes of Ranvier? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) E. 8. Hypn/o A) Fatigue. B) Water. C) Sleep. D) Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleep. 9. The autonomic nervous system is divided into what branches? A) Somatic and sympathetic branches. B) Somatic and parasympathetic branches. C) Sympathetic and parasympathetic branches. D) Sympathetic and sensory branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic and parasympathetic branches. 10. In the autonomic division, this place where neurons meet is located close to the effector organs so that messages tend to be very specific to that organ: A) Sympathetic ganglia. B) Parasympathetic ganglia. C) Postganglionic neuron. D) Preganglionic neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic ganglia. 11. This part of the brain is responsible for hearing and language understanding. A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal. 12. Select the five organs that make up the sensory system. A) Smell, eyes, touch, tongue and hearing. B) Tongue, skin, sight, smell and ears. C) Touch, ears, nose, eyes and tongue. D) Ears, tongue, skin, eyes and nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ears, tongue, skin, eyes and nose. 13. What part of the brain controls movement of the skeletal muscles? A) Cerebellum. B) Diencephalon. C) Medulla oblengata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 14. We have 5 sense organs namely A) Leg, hand, head, feet, heart. B) Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin. C) Hair, nails, forehead, shoulder. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin. 15. A reflex is: A) An involuntary response to a stimulus. B) A conscious decision to maintain homeostasis. C) A sensation to be interpreted. D) A stimulus to be felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An involuntary response to a stimulus. 16. The stringy parts that lead away from the cell body are called ..... A) Head and shoulders. B) Nerves. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 17. Any change or signal in the environment that an organism can recognize and react to is what? A) Response. B) Stimulus. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. 18. A patient has an injury to dorsal root of the spinal nerve at the sacral level of the spinal cord. His symptoms will include: A) Motor problems of his legs. B) Sensory problems of his legs. C) Motor problems of his bladder. D) Sensory problems of his bladder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory problems of his bladder. 19. True or False:Interneurons can be found in the spinal cord. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. The "rest and digest" division of the Autonomic Nervous System is called the ..... division. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Sensory. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. ← 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