This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 303 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 303 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which division of the nervous system is in charge of regulating our flight or fight response and responding to stressful stimuli? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 2. True or false:The respiratory system is the control center of the body A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Motor neuron disease (MND) is a debilitating illness that attacks nerve cells throughout the body. What is a possible cure for MND? A) Ensuring adequate sleep is maintained may be a possible cure. B) A cure has not been found. C) Training your brain may be a possible cure. D) Being physically active and eating a good diet may be a possible cure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cure has not been found. 4. The smallest part of the brain, often called the brain stem, is the ..... A) Medulla. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 5. What is the name of the MIDDLE layer of the meninges? A) Arachnoid mater. B) Pia mater. C) Dura mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arachnoid mater. 6. Indicate what is the material basis of human thinking and consciousness: A) Spinal cord. B) Midbrain. C) Greater forebrain hemispheres. D) Sympathetic nerves. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater forebrain hemispheres. 7. Phobia A) Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable. B) Any one of a large group of psychotic disorders characterized by gross distortions of reality. C) Tumor made up of nerve cells. D) Specialist of the mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable. 8. Autonomous and Voluntary nervous system are the types of which of the following: A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Nervous System. 9. What is an example of the somatic nervous system at work? A) Digesting food. B) Regulating heartbeat. C) Putting your hand on something hot and causing it to pull away. D) Breathing while asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting your hand on something hot and causing it to pull away. 10. A mild or severe trauma that can result from aviolent impact to the head A) Epilepsy. B) Traumatic brain injury. C) Dementia. D) Multiple sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traumatic brain injury. 11. ..... are white blood cells that produce antibodies. A) B-Cells. B) T-Cells. C) Macrophages. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B-Cells. 12. In order for the sodium potassium pump to work (open and close) what is needed? A) ATP. B) Calcium. C) Magnesium. D) Sodium. E) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATP. 13. Synapses that are ..... cause a neuron to fire whereas ..... synapses reduce the likelihood that a neuron will fire. A) Excitatory; inhibitory. B) Synaptic; terminal. C) Postsynaptic; presynaptic. D) Dendritic; axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excitatory; inhibitory. 14. Membranes around the brain and spinal cord are known as the A) Neurilemma. B) Dura mater. C) Meninges. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meninges. 15. CNS stands for A) Cerebral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Central nerve synapse. D) Cerebral never synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 16. Which of the following are characteristic of the sympathetic system? A) Inhibits the digestive tract. B) Dilates (make wider) the bronchi. C) Accelerates the heartbeat. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Relays sensory information & controls voluntary movements A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Sympathetic System. D) Parasympathetic System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 18. Daily maintenance A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic nervous system. 19. Happiness A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 20. What are the three types of neurons? A) Central, peripheral and middle. B) Sensory, motor and inter. C) Brain stem, cerebrum and cerebellum. D) Medulla, pons and midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory, motor and inter. ← 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