This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 176 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 176 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why does your body separate negative and positive charges? A) For protection. B) To build potential. C) To divide the cell. D) It allows the axon to send messages faster. E) So it can't respond to any other stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To build potential. 2. Which system does the nervous system signal to remove a hand from a burning pot? A) Muscular. B) Sensory. C) Endocrine. D) Circulatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular. 3. What are the 5 sense organs? A) Brain, Tongue, Spinal Cord, Skin, Nose. B) Tongue, Nose, Eyes, Skin, Mouth. C) Tongue, Skin, Nose, Ear, Eyes. D) Skin, Brain, Lungs, Eyes, Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tongue, Skin, Nose, Ear, Eyes. 4. Which structure is found within the peripheral nervous system? ¿Qué estructura se encuentra dentro del sistema nervioso periférico? A) Nerves in the spinal cord. B) Neurons in the brain. C) Glial cells in the brain. D) Nerves in the skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves in the skin. 5. A change in an organism's environment that causes a response. A) Stimulus. B) Response. C) Tropism. D) Phototropism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 6. There are ..... of cranial nerves A) 6 bundles. B) 2 tracts. C) 12 pairs. D) 10 branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 pairs. 7. Skeletal muscles A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 8. Which brain scan shows cross sectional scans of the brain? A) MRI. B) MEG. C) MRA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MRI. 9. What is voluntary action? A) Action that we are aware. B) Action that are automatic. C) Occur immediately. D) Unconscious control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action that we are aware. 10. What are tree like projections from a neuron A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 11. Part of the brain that controls reflexes A) Medulla. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 12. Which of the following is the largest cranial nerve? A) Cranial nerve V. B) Cranial nerve VI. C) Cranial nerve X. D) Cranial nerve VII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranial nerve V. 13. Which direction does a nerve impulse travel? A) From the axon terminal to the Nodes of Ranvier. B) From the axon terminal to the cell body. C) From the cell body to the dendrites. D) From the cell body to the axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From the cell body to the axon terminal. 14. Region of the cerebrum, responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement, and higher cognitive functions like planning and social inhibitions, is called: A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 15. The ..... nervous system processes the information gathered from all parts of the body. A) Peripheral. B) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central. 16. How quickly do pain receptors adapt to stimuli? A) Very quickly. B) Little, if at all. C) Quickly if the stimuli is weak. D) Slower if the stimuli is strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little, if at all. 17. The nervous system coordinates conscious and unconscious actions. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 18. All bears are mammals, all mammals have kidneys; therefore all bears have kidneys. A) Deductive. B) Inductive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deductive. 19. Which neurotransmitter is also secreted by the adrenal glands? A) Adrenaline. B) Glutamate. C) GABA. D) ATP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adrenaline. 20. ..... refers to the sense of smell. A) Proprioceptor. B) Photoreceptor. C) Gustatory. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Olfactory. ← 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