This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 189 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 189 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we call the transmitter to the brain A) Nerves. B) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 2. A signal to do something is called a ..... A) Stimulus. B) Response. C) Nerve. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 3. The Peripheral Nervous System is divided into the Somatic System and the Autonomic System A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Color produced by bundles of axons with their myelin sheaths A) Gray matter. B) White matter. C) Yellow matter. D) Red matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White matter. 5. The long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body. Protected by your vertebrae! A) Spinal Cord. B) Brain. C) Nervous System. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Cord. 6. Bones are made up of A) Calcium. B) Iron. C) Potassium. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 7. The eye maintains its shape because of a clear gel like substance, called ....., in the posterior cavity. A) Aqueous humor. B) Tear. C) Perilymph. D) Vitreous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitreous humor. 8. Essentially the nervous system performs three basic functions: A) Sensory input, dissemination, motor input. B) Sensory input, integration, motor output. C) Sensory output, integration, motor input. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory input, integration, motor output. 9. The BRAIN is also known as the ..... A) Big kahuna. B) The assistant. C) Control center. D) The spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Control center. 10. Which which actions are somatic? A) Voluntary actions. B) Breathing. C) Heart rate. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary actions. 11. Action Potential:The specific period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron due to a change in membrane permeability. A) Action potential. B) Depolarization. C) Refractory period. D) Hyperpolarization. E) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Repolarization. 12. The ..... is the biggest part off the brain. Study, taking decisions, these actions are voluntaryThe cerebrum is the biggest part off the brain. Study, taking decisions, these actions are voluntary A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Braim stem. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 13. Which of the following is a disorder where the myelin sheath is not developed which causes loss of muscle control? A) Spina bifida. B) Cerebral palsy. C) Muscular dystrophy. D) Multiple sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multiple sclerosis. 14. It is an involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the CNS. A) A reflex. B) A synapse. C) A node. D) A cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A reflex. 15. The nerve pathway from the stimulus to reflex action is the A) Reflex arc. B) Sensory nerve. C) Motor nerve. D) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex arc. 16. Which is NOT a sensory organ? A) Eyes. B) Skin. C) Tongue. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 17. Wrinkly large part of the brain A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Cerebrospinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 18. ..... disease is a nervous system disease that affects your ability to control movement. A) Multiple sclerosis. B) Lupus. C) Parkinson's disease. D) Diabetes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parkinson's disease. 19. Which cranial nerve is responsible for lateral eye movements? A) Optic. B) Oculomotor. C) Abducting. D) Trochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abducting. 20. The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the: A) Somatic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Parasympathetic system. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system. ← 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