This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 158 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 158 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After sound waves are collected by the auricle, then what must happen? A) The impulses are registered in the brain as sound. B) Tiny hairs in the cochlea vibrate. C) Sound waves travel through the middle ear. D) Sound waves vibrate the tympanic membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound waves vibrate the tympanic membrane. 2. What is the main function of the skeletal system? A) Clean the body. B) Support the body. C) Deliver nutrients to the body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support the body. 3. Which of the following is NOT a part of the brain? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Spine. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spine. 4. Type of neuron that picks up nerve impulse from the outside of the body A) Conclusion. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Neuron. 5. A quick response to a stimulus is called A) Rapid action. B) Voluntary action. C) Reflex action. D) Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex action. 6. What are the spaces between neurons called? A) Myelin. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrites. D) Stroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 7. This part of the brain plays a crucial role in storing information in long-term memory. A) Hippocampus. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hippocampus. 8. The brain's complexity is a function of the large # of cells but also due to which of the following? A) Variety of cells included. B) Brain's internal hormone system. C) Complex interconnections between parts of the brain. D) All the other options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the other options are correct. 9. Midbrain A) Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities (learning, language and decision-making ) of the body. B) Responsible for the balance and coordination of muscles. C) The center of vision, hearing, motor control, biorhythm, and temperature regulation. D) A bridge between different parts of brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The center of vision, hearing, motor control, biorhythm, and temperature regulation. 10. Which two organs make up the Central Nervous System(CNS)? A) Brain and Heart. B) Brain and Lungs. C) Brain and Nerves throughout the body. D) Brain and Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain and Spinal Cord. 11. Brain Stem A) Controls body's automatic functions (Examples:blood pumping, digestion). B) Controls decision making and judgment. C) Controls coordination and balance. D) Controls emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controls body's automatic functions (Examples:blood pumping, digestion). 12. This part of the brain controls thirst and hunger. A) Cerebellum. B) Brain stem. C) Hypothalamus. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 13. What part of your eye sends the messages to and from your brain? A) Retina. B) Optic nerve. C) Iris. D) Vitreous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic nerve. 14. What components make up the central nervous system? A) The brain. B) The spinal cord. C) The brain and spinal cord. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain and spinal cord. 15. What type of stimulus? Loud fire alarm A) Internal. B) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External. 16. The sense of taste detects ..... stimuli. A) Chemical. B) Mechanical. C) Electromagnetic. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 17. Which part of the nervous system is called the control center because it tells the body what to do? A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 18. The term for a signal or message conducted by a neuron is a(n): A) Resting potential. B) Refractory period. C) Action potential. D) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action potential. 19. The Nervous System controls ..... A) Center of the body. B) The hand. C) The left leg. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Center of the body. 20. Which of the following is the generic name of Duragesic\textregistered? A) Fentanyl. B) Meperidine. C) Oxymorphone. D) Propofol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fentanyl. ← 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