This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 227 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 227 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nerve cells have a slow metabolic rate. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. PART OF THE BRAIN THAT CONTROLS SIGHT A) OCCIPITAL LOBE. B) TEMPORAL LOBE. C) FRONTAL LOBE. D) PARIETAL LOBE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OCCIPITAL LOBE. 3. The entire top of the brain A) Cerebellum. B) Hippocampus. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum. 4. What is the largest part of your brain that manages all your conscious thoughts, actions, and input from your senses? A) Brain Stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 5. Which is the longest branch of a neuron? A) Dendron. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 6. Which word matches the definition?A nerve that is not part of the central nervous system and receives sensory information. A) Central nervous system. B) Sensory organs. C) Peripheral Nerve. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral Nerve. 7. Part of neuron that takes impulses to other cells or muscles. A) Dendrite. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 8. The flight or fight response is created by the A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous system. 9. What are bone forming cells called? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 10. The protective wrapping over the entire muscle or muscle body is called the ..... A) Endomysium. B) Perimysium. C) Epimysium. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epimysium. 11. Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the central nervous system are A) They will bring. B) Afferent. C) Inter. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afferent. 12. Smell and taste work together A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What do we call a nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system? A) Axon. B) Neuron. C) Dendrite. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 14. Performs the integration function of the nervous system. A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 15. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) leads to a gradual loss of higher brain functions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which is NOT a vital sign A) Heart rate. B) Height. C) Temperature. D) Blood pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Height. 17. The central nervous system consists of the ..... A) Combination of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Combined sensory and motor systems. D) Cranial and spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord. 18. What par of the brain controls the heartbeat A) Medulla. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 19. What is the main function of the rods in the eye? (a) A) A vision in dim light. B) Accommodation for near vision. C) Color vision. D) Depth perception. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A vision in dim light. 20. Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling muscular activity? A) Cerebrum. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. ← 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