This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 171 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 171 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is a part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Endocrine system. C) Central nervous system. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system. 2. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance? A) Axons. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 3. Which part of a neuron receives messages? A) Axon terminal. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 4. Which part of the nervous system that allow communication with rest of the body? A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Neuron. D) Dendrite. E) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord. 5. Which of the following neuroglia (glial cells) is NOT found in the CNS? A) Astrocytes. B) Schwann cells. C) Ependymal cells. D) Microglial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schwann cells. 6. What cells help to detect colors? A) Cornea. B) Cone cells. C) Retina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cone cells. 7. The nerves that send messages from the body to the brain and spinal cord are called ..... nerves. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Mixed. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 8. What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain? A) It forms the structure of the brain. B) It contains the choroid plexus. C) It cushions the brain from injury. D) It fills the ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It cushions the brain from injury. 9. Hormones cause specific effects by ..... A) Flooding the entire body. B) Targeting specific parts of the brain. C) Targeting specific groups of cells in the body. D) Spreading through the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Targeting specific groups of cells in the body. 10. Identify the neuroglia described:Regulates cerebrospinal fluid A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal. C) Schwann Cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. E) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal. 11. Which organ is like a highway system where INFORMATION travels all throughout body? A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 12. A biological scientist would most likely research ..... A) How you learn a list of words. B) The developmental process that leads to your ability to learn. C) The physical and chemical changes that occur when you learn. D) Why learning deficits occur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The physical and chemical changes that occur when you learn. 13. What part of the Motor (efferent) division is in control of voluntary movement? A) Parasympethetic. B) Somatic. C) Autonomic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 14. The spinal cord's second main function is to serve as a reflex center. Sometimes, before a message could reach the brain, the spinal cord has already provided an appropriate response which is called reflex action. (Ex. when you accidentally touch a hot object, your hand jerks immediately without a thought). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Carry air to and from your lungs for the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs. These also help moisturize the air you breathe and screen out foreign particles. A) Bronchi. B) Alveoli. C) Diaphragm. D) Aorta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bronchi. 16. Responds to motor output A) Stimulus. B) Effector. C) Sensory Neuron. D) Motor Neuron. E) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effector. 17. What is the name of the chemical message that travels across the synapse? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Action Potential. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitter. 18. Leading organ and the center of the reflex actions A) Spinal cord. B) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 19. The change in membrane potential from-70 mV to-90 mV is called A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Hyperpolarization. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperpolarization. 20. What would be an example of an INVOLUNTARY response? A) Picking up a burger and chewing it. B) Digesting a burger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Digesting a burger. ← 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