This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 279 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 279 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is the network of nerves in the autonomic nervous system that helps you relax and calm down. A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 2. An action potential moves along a(n): A) Dendrite. B) Cell body. C) Conclusion. D) Axon. E) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 3. This is the main part of the brain that controls vital functions like heart rate, blood circulation, and breathing. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 4. ..... carries information to an effector A) Receptor. B) Sensory neuron. C) Effector. D) Motor neuron. E) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor neuron. 5. The division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digest activities A) Parasympathetic. B) Somatic division. C) Sympathetic division. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 6. Send signals TO the BRAIN FROM the rest of the BODY. (example-you feel a hot pan with your hand and a pain signal is sent to the brain) A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Neuron nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 7. Carries a nerve impulse to another interneuron or to a motor neuron. A) Sensory Neuron. B) Motor Neuron. C) Conclusion. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interneuron. 8. What part of your ear turns sound waves into electrical impulses? A) Cochlea. B) Semicircular canals. C) Hammer, anvil, and stirrup. D) Auditory nerve. E) Pinna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cochlea. 9. This receives information from Receptors, coordinates a response, & sends it to the Effectors. A) Control Center. B) Sense Organs. C) Muscles & Glands. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control Center. 10. Axons can reach up to what feet in length? A) 1 foot. B) 8 feet. C) 3-4 feet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3-4 feet. 11. How are neurons with several processes branching off the cell body, such as motor neurons and interneurons (association neurons), structurally classified? A) Afferent. B) Multipolar. C) They will bring it out. D) Bipolar. E) Unipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multipolar. 12. What structure(s) provides protection and immune defense to the nervous system? A) Vertebrae. B) Meninges. C) Nerves. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 13. What is protected by the vertebral column? A) Ligaments. B) Spinal cord. C) Muscles. D) The brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 14. What does nervous tissue do? A) Carries messages to and from the brain. B) Provides structure and support. C) Causes movement. D) Forms the protective outer layer of skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carries messages to and from the brain. 15. When impulses jump over myelinated sections of nerves it is called ..... A) Leap frogging. B) Saltatory conduction. C) Synaptic conduction. D) Myelin leaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saltatory conduction. 16. The brain is made up of three major parts. What are they? A) The occipital lobe, the parietal lobe, and the frontal lobe. B) The spinal cord, the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. C) The brain stem, the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain stem, the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. 17. This lobe of the brain allows you to determine the color and shape of objects. A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 18. The throat; transports food/soil from mouth to esophagus A) Crop. B) Gizzard. C) Aortic Arch. D) Pharynx. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pharynx. 19. The type of neuron that perceives information about your environment is a A) Sensory neuron. B) Motor neuron. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron. 20. A message carried by a nerve cell is called a(n) ..... A) Text. B) Impulse. C) Reflex. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impulse. ← 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