This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 173 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 173 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The largest part of the brain responsible for conscious thought and decision-making is the: A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Cerebrum. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 2. Sorting of sensory information and relaying it to the appropriate cerebral sensory area occurs in the hypothalamus. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. The cerebrospinal fluid: A) Is secreted by the arachnoid villi. B) Enters the fourth vernticles after filling and circulating through the subarachnoid space. C) Is secreted by the ependymal cells lining the brain ventricles. D) Is formed mostly by the choroid plexuses. E) Is identical in composition tho blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is formed mostly by the choroid plexuses. 4. The part of the brain that functions as a balance center for the body is ..... A) Advanced Marrow. B) Spinal cord. C) Big Brain. D) Little Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Little Brain. 5. How many types of muscle tissues are there? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 6. The autonomic nervous system is under what kind of control? A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 7. Which of the following best describes a Gyrus? A) A ridge in the cerebrum. B) A shallow groove in the cerebrum. C) A deep groove that can separate lobes of the brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ridge in the cerebrum. 8. Common type of papillae that contains taste buds A) Fungiform. B) Tears. C) Lacrimal. D) Olfactory bulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fungiform. 9. This drug is a CII and holds a black box warning regarding dependence ..... A) Lunesta. B) Lamictal. C) Phenobarbital. D) Adderall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adderall. 10. Your hair grows out of special tubes called ..... A) Arteries. B) Filter. C) Follicles. D) Glabella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follicles. 11. Which of the following part of human brain regulates hearing and vision A) Fore brain. B) Mid brain. C) Hind brain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mid brain. 12. Major input center for sensory information going to the cerebrum and the main output center for motor information leaving the cerebrum. A) Thalamus. B) Circadian rhythms. C) Biological clock. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 13. This looks like a smaller version of the brain stuck to the underside of the brain. A) Pons. B) Cerebellum. C) Thalamus. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 14. Inter- A) Between. B) Above. C) Upon. D) Instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between. 15. What occurs at the synapse between two neurons? A) Electrical impulses are converted into chemical signals. B) Chemical signals are converted into electrical impulses. C) Neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal of one neuron to the dendrites of another via diffusion. D) Myelin sheath formation facilitates rapid signal transmission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal of one neuron to the dendrites of another via diffusion. 16. Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place? A) Stomach. B) Liver. C) Small intestine. D) Large intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small intestine. 17. What are some symptoms of MS? A) Blurred / double vision. B) Muscle weakness or partial paralysis. C) Tiredness (fatigue). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. All of the following are mechanoreceptors EXCEPT A) Hair root plexuses. B) Meissner's corpuscles. C) Pacinian corpuscles. D) Nociceptors. E) Ruffini corpuscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nociceptors. 19. What's a reflex response? A) A response that occurs immediately and automatically. B) A response that occurs after 3 seconds. C) A response that occurs after one minute. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A response that occurs immediately and automatically. 20. What are all living organisms made of? A) Cells. B) Hearts. C) Muscles. D) Brains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cells. ← 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