This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 280 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 280 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Combining form that means water A) Hydr/o. B) Hypn/o. C) Lex/o. D) Ish/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydr/o. 2. Lack of salivation, is a response controlled by which system? A) Sympathethic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathethic. 3. The stimulus is most closely related to ..... A) The cause. B) The effect. C) The hypothesis. D) The conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cause. 4. The structure the helps control the sleep-wake cycle is the: A) Medulla oblongata. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebrum. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 5. What type of bone tissue has many open spaces and often contains red marrow? A) Spongy bone. B) Compact bone. C) Connective tissue. D) Nervous tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone. 6. Your sense of smell and taste are part of what system? A) Digestive system. B) Nervous system. C) Ionic system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 7. The body system that breaks down food so it can be used by the body. A) Nervous System. B) Respiratory System. C) Digestive System. D) Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Digestive System. 8. What disease is described as reoccurring seizures? A) Alzheimer's disease. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Epilepsy. D) Cerebral palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 9. The type of involuntary muscle that moves food through the digestive tract is called: A) Skeletal muscle. B) Cardiac muscle. C) Smooth muscle. D) Rough muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth muscle. 10. In addition to muscles, tendons and joints, what else contains sensory receptors that use internal stimuli to detect movement? A) Skin. B) Inner Ear. C) Eyes. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner Ear. 11. Homeostasis for living organisms means ..... A) External environment stays the same when internal changes. B) Water diffuses through membrane by osmosis. C) Concentrations move from high to low. D) Internal environment stays the same when external changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internal environment stays the same when external changes. 12. Afferent neurons are to sensory neurons as efferent neurons are to..... neurons. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Integration. D) Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 13. The brain creates connections, or pathways, between these microscopic cells: A) Blood cells. B) Tiny cell phones. C) Brain tissues. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 14. As you are walking home you start to hear footsteps coming closer and closer. At this point your ..... causes changes in your body that prepare you for action. A) Central nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system. 15. What role does the sodium-potassium pump have? A) Pumps K+ and Na+ out of the cell. B) Pumps ATP with concentration gradient. C) Uses ATP to pump K+ and Na+ against their concentration gradient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses ATP to pump K+ and Na+ against their concentration gradient. 16. The PNS includes ..... that extend from the brain & spinal cord. A) Nerves. B) Cells. C) Bones. D) Ligaments & tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 17. Afferent neurons are primarily responsible for which of the following? A) Moving voluntary muscle. B) Activating the fight or flight response. C) Bringing sensory information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system. D) Maintaining the rest or digest response. E) Keeping the heart beating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bringing sensory information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system. 18. Our breathing system is control and coordinated by this part of the brain. A) Spinal cord. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 19. Which central nervous system disorder can cause spastic gait patterns characterized by stiff, slow movements and muscle tightness? A) Parkinson's disease. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Cerebral palsy. D) Huntington's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral palsy. 20. Neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to muscles, organs, and glands A) Sensory Neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Motor Neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor Neuron. ← 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