This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 260 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 260 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Electrical synapse happens when electrical current flows directly from one cell to another via a gap junction. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which type of glial cell anchors and supports neurons in the PNS A) Satellite Cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satellite Cells. 3. This neurotransmitter is involved in regulation of mood, sleep, and body temperature, as well as influencing happiness and aiding in digestion A) Dopamine. B) GABA. C) Serotonin. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serotonin. 4. ..... is the part of the eye where images are formed A) Retina. B) Pupil. C) Lens. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retina. 5. The nerves are collections of specialized cells called neurons. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. Which part of the nervous system is called little brain? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 7. Actions that happen on their own without us thinking like blinking and breathing are called ..... A) Voluntary reflexes. B) Involuntary reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary reflexes. 8. When we taste things, the chemicals mix with ..... on our tongue. A) Flavor. B) Taste buds. C) Saliva. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saliva. 9. This part of the brain regulates sleep/wake cycles, and controls the pituitary gland A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebral Cortex. C) Cerebellum. D) Parietal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 10. The Schwann cell forms a myelin sheath around the ..... A) Nucleus. B) Cell body. C) Dendrites. D) Nodes of Ranvier. E) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Axon. 11. The peripheral nervous system includes the ..... A) Brain. B) Nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 12. Brain, spinal cord, and a vast network of nerves are the parts of which system of our body A) Nervous system. B) Skeleton system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous system. 13. High amplitude is quiet or loud? A) Quiet. B) Loud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loud. 14. Reflex action are in response to which stimuli? A) Internal. B) External. C) Both options above. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External. 15. This involuntary, immediate response to your environment is done without your brain thinking about it. A) Reflex. B) Feedback loop. C) Vibration. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 16. Afferent nerves are also called? A) Motor nerves. B) Sensory nerves. C) Efferent nerves. D) Get on my nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory nerves. 17. What is situational stimuli? A) Stimulus that is able to depolarize the axon directly. B) Situation that can be detected as stimulus. C) Heat stimulus detected by receptor. D) Mechanical stimulus detected by baroreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus that is able to depolarize the axon directly. 18. A rapid, predictable response that is extra fast because it can be interpreted by the spinal cord is called a A) Conclusion. B) Reflex. C) Efferent response. D) Smooth muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex. 19. This subsystem of the PNS controls breathing and digestion A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Motor. D) Cortical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 20. The "fight-or-flight" response is controlled by the ..... nervous system A) Central. B) Somatic. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic. ← 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