This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 161 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 161 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The long, slender part of a neuron that transmits signals away from the cell body A) Dendrite. B) Nucleus. C) Conclusion. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 2. What is a nerve conduction velocity test? A) Shows nerve speed. B) Shows muscle activity. C) Shows a problem with neurotransmitters. D) Shows a prblem with myeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shows nerve speed. 3. Stimulate digestion, taste, senses blood pressure and heart rate A) Trigeminal. B) Auditory. C) Optic. D) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vagus. 4. The nervous system is primarily made up of A) Neurons. B) Gray matter. C) Myelin. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroglia. 5. Branch of the nervous system that controls involuntary body functions A) Dendrites. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 6. The passage of an impulse across a synapse involves a substance called ..... A) Ganglion. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Axon. D) Neurolemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitters. 7. ..... processes and interprets sensory input & makes decisions A) Integration. B) Motor output. C) Sensory input. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Integration. 8. Which sense organ responds to chemical exposure? A) Eyes ears. B) Tongue skin. C) Skin eyes. D) Tongue nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tongue nose. 9. What does the brain stem do? A) Controls sneezing, coughing, and swallowing. B) Controls voluntary movements. C) Controls running and sneezing. D) Pathway only for ascending tracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controls sneezing, coughing, and swallowing. 10. The ..... is a system of nerves that connects the peripheral parts of the body to the central nervous system; it has both sensory and motor nerves. A) Central nervous. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 11. The brain is made up of ..... of neurons A) Dozens. B) Thousands. C) Millions. D) Billions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Billions. 12. A ..... is an automatic response that occurs rapidly without conscious control. A) Reflex. B) Recall. C) Reason. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 13. Which of the following helps you see in low light? A) Cones, pupil wide open. B) Cones, pupil nearly closed. C) Rods, pupil nearly closed. D) Rods, pupil wide open. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rods, pupil wide open. 14. The part of the eye that focuses light rays coming into the eye. A) Lens. B) Rod. C) Cone. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lens. 15. The and the are two senses that are closely related A) Smell, Taste. B) Taste, Touch. C) Smell, Sight. D) Smell, Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smell, Taste. 16. Barry touched a hot stove. What kind of neuron carried the message to the brain that the stove was hot? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Associative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 17. It connects the central nervous system to the organs and limbs. A) Autonomic Nervous system. B) Central Nervous system. C) Peripheral Nervous system. D) Somatic Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral Nervous system. 18. Branches of a neuron that release vesicles (sacs) containing neurotransmitters: A) Neurilemma. B) Dendrites. C) Nissl substance. D) Axon terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon terminals. 19. Detect amount of stretch or tension in skeletal muscles, tendons, joints A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proprioceptors. 20. Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body A) Hormones. B) Glands. C) Parathyroid. D) Adrenal Gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hormones. ← 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