This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 271 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 271 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An automatic subconscious response to a stimulus is called a A) Potassium pump. B) All or none response. C) Rapid fire response. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex. 2. How can we smell different scents? A) Scent molecules travels unto our noses. B) We sniff the air. C) Our brain tells us what we are smelling. D) A magic bus travels into our nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scent molecules travels unto our noses. 3. Motor Cortex A) Acts as a relay station for sensory information, directing it to the appropriate areas of the brain for processing. B) Located on the sides of the brain, involved in auditory processing, memory, and interpretation of sensory input. C) A structure within the brain important for memory formation and learning. D) The region of the brain that controls voluntary muscle movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The region of the brain that controls voluntary muscle movements. 4. This is a part of the limbic system and is involved with determining pleasant or unpleasant sensations: A) Hippocampus. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thalamus. 5. Autonomic nervous system regulates: A) Skeletal and cardiac muscles. B) Cardiac muscles only. C) Cardiac and smooth muscles. D) Smooth muscles only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac and smooth muscles. 6. Which part of the ear are involved with hearing? A) Cochlea. B) Pinna. C) Eustachian tube. D) Semicircular canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cochlea. 7. Cranial Nerve #2 (Optic) function: A) Pupil dilation. B) Eyesight. C) Smell. D) Shrugging of shoulders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eyesight. 8. What is the fight or flight response to an emergency? A) An emotional and physiological reaction that increases readiness for action. B) A type of cell that captures information and moves it to another place. C) A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to stress. D) A long term storage of an event or thing in the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An emotional and physiological reaction that increases readiness for action. 9. What side of the brain controls movements on the right side of your body? A) Left hemisphere. B) Right hemisphere. C) The middle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left hemisphere. 10. Specialized nerve endings on sensory neurons that detect changes inside and outside the body are called A) Axon terminals. B) Receptors. C) Dendrites. D) The nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptors. 11. Which of the following is not considered one of the five main taste sensations? A) Sweet. B) Umami. C) Unagi. D) Bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unagi. 12. Axons A) May branch at their ends to form collateral axons. B) Appear as single processes from each neuron. C) Are often surrounded by a myelin sheath. D) Carry action potentials away from the cell body. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 13. Reflex responses are controlled in your A) Brain stem. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 14. This neuron picks up information from the sense organs A) Sensory neuron. B) Inter neuron. C) Motor neuron. D) Relay neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron. 15. Part of the brain involved in hearing and vision A) Cerebellum. B) Midbrain. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midbrain. 16. What type of voluntary muscle is attached to bones and provides the force needed to move the bones? A) Skeletal muscle. B) Smooth muscle. C) Cardiac muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle. 17. Which lobe of the brain is most likely damaged if you have difficulty planning & completing tasks, are easily distracted, paralysis of a certain part of body, mood swings, and change in personality? A) Frontal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 18. The adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters. A) Iris. B) Lens. C) Cornea. D) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pupil. 19. The spinal cord is the reason why you can stand A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which part of the brain controls the five senses, thoughts, and voluntary actions. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Spinal cord. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. ← 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