This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 201 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 201 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which hormone regulates the body's metabolism? A) Insulin. B) Estrogen. C) Testosterone. D) Thyroxine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thyroxine. 2. Imagine Anika, Scarlett, and Abigail are in a science class learning about neurons. They come across a 'Motor neuron'. Can you help them understand what it does? A) It picks up stimuli from the internal or external environment and converts each stimulus into nerve impulse. B) It sends an impulse in a muscle or gland, and it reacts in response. C) It carries nerve impulse from one neuron to another. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It sends an impulse in a muscle or gland, and it reacts in response. 3. They receive information from receptors and are the central processing part of the sensory system: A) Areas of cortex. B) Centripetal nerves. C) Centrifugal nerves. D) Receptors. E) Analyzer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Areas of cortex. 4. Nervous system function that causes a target tissue (muscle or gland) to produce an event as a consequence to stimuli. A) Response. B) Myelin. C) Axon Terminal. D) Thermoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Response. 5. When sodium moves in the cell, will the cell be polarized or depolarized? A) Polarized. B) Depolarized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depolarized. 6. Which part of the brain controls involuntary functions such as heartbeat? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 7. Sequence of eye covering (outer to inner) is ..... A) Sclera, Choroid, Retina. B) Sclera, Retina, Choroid. C) Retina, Choroid, Sclera. D) Retina, Sclera, Chorid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sclera, Choroid, Retina. 8. The basic workings of the nervous system depend a lot on tiny cells called neurons. A) T. B) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 9. Which system includes all parts of the nervous system EXCEPT the brain and spinal cord? A) PNS. B) CNS. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PNS. 10. Where do dendrites carry impulses? A) Away from the cell body of the neuron. B) Towards the cell body of the neuron. C) Across synapse from one neuron to another. D) To the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towards the cell body of the neuron. 11. The ..... are the cells of the nervous system. A) Soma. B) Neuron. C) Axon. D) Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 12. An automatic response to a stimulus that you don't have to think about is called a ..... A) The Flash response. B) Blink response. C) Rapid fire response. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex. 13. Controls reason, emotion, and voluntary movements. A) Frontal Lobe. B) Brainstem. C) Hippocampus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe. 14. The outer layer of the cerebrum A) Cerebral cortex. B) Cerebral hemispheres. C) Arachnoid mater. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral cortex. 15. Synapse occure through ..... A) Mechanical impulses. B) Physical impulses. C) Electrical impulses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical impulses. 16. Tissues are made of ..... A) Organs. B) Systems. C) Cells. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cells. 17. Reflex A) Automatic response that occurs rapidly and without conscious control. B) Response that can be consciously controlled. C) Response that occurs after a few seconds of trauma. D) The bodies defense against damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Automatic response that occurs rapidly and without conscious control. 18. ..... nerves carry the brain's output A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 19. The neurotransmitter ..... influences emotion, attention, and euphoria. A) Epinephrine. B) Norepinephrine. C) Dopamine. D) Serotonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dopamine. 20. Which cell relays impulses from one neuron to another? A) Motor Neuron. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. ← 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