This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 212 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 212 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Calcium ions bind to the ..... molecule in skeletal muscle cells. A) Actin. B) Troponin. C) Tropomyosin. D) Myosin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troponin. 2. The brain and spinal cord are parts of the ..... A) Digestive system. B) Respiratory system. C) Nervous system. D) Excretory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 3. The sixth cranial nerve, Abducens, is responsible for this type of eye movement? A) Up and down. B) Circular. C) Peripheral. D) Lateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lateral. 4. Which lobe of the brain helps you judge which of the following answers is correct? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 5. Cerebral palsy A) A drug that lessens anxiety. B) Seizure disorder. C) Paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement. D) Thalamus and hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement. 6. Your brain controls some actions that are involuntary. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. T/F:An effect of the sympathetic division would be an increase in heartbeat. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The center of visual perception A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital lobe. 9. Where gases are exchanged between the air and the blood. Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass through the thin walls of capillaries that surround this structure. A) Alveoli. B) Bronchi. C) Pharynx. D) Trachea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alveoli. 10. The cerebrum is a bundle of nerves going down your back. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Form membrane that line some brain parts A) Ependymal cells. B) Microglial. C) Neurilemma. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 12. How much does the human brain weigh? A) 1 pound. B) 3 pounds. C) 100 pounds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 pounds. 13. True or False:the right side of the brain controls the right side of your body, while the left side of the brain controls the left side of your body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Cranial nerve VIII is ..... A) Vestibulocochlear. B) Glossopharyngeal. C) Vagus. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vestibulocochlear. 15. A disorder caused by dysfunction in the basal nuclei in the brain is called: A) Epilepsy. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Painful tic. D) Parkinson's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parkinson's disease. 16. It allows one neuron to send from an electrical signal to chemical signal to another neuron. A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 17. Dendrites receive signals from other ..... and transmit info ..... the cell body. A) Environment, away. B) Neurons, towards. C) Neurons, away. D) Are you speaking English Mrs. Ramsey?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons, towards. 18. The peripheral nervous system is made up of the: A) Brain and nerves. B) Spinal cord and nerves. C) Brain and spinal cord. D) Only the nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only the nerves. 19. This part of the brain is found at the lowest section of the brain stem and located at the top of the spinal cord. It controls automatic functions including heartbeat and breathing. A) Cerebellum. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Pons. D) Pituitary gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord elongated. 20. It is the conduction of signals from the integration centers to effector cells, such as muscle cells or gland cells, which perform the body's responses. A) Sensory input. B) Integration. C) Motor output. D) Stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor output. ← 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