This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 349 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 349 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The message sent FROM a neuron (leaving the neuron) is what kind of signal? A) Electrical. B) Chemical. C) Mechanical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical. 2. Which best describes the SPINAL CORD? A) A thick bundle of nerves running through the spine. B) One long nerve that runs through the spine. C) The bundle of nerves that go through your toes and fingers. D) The part of the brain that controls thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thick bundle of nerves running through the spine. 3. What is the function of the hormone oxytocin? A) To stimulate milk production in the mammary glands. B) To regulate blood pressure. C) To control the body's response to stress. D) To promote bone growth and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stimulate milk production in the mammary glands. 4. This is the body's communication and control system. A) Circulatory System. B) Excretory System. C) Nervous System. D) Respiratory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous System. 5. Which part of the brain controls balance, movement and coordination? A) The cerebellum. B) The cerebrum. C) The brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cerebellum. 6. True or false. Keeping you water levels at similar amounts in your blood by drinking water or peeing is an example of homeostasis. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The ..... cannot be controlled by conscious thought. A) Motor neurons. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Skeletal muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 8. This system controls everything you do A) Bones and muscles. B) Nervous. C) Circulatory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 9. Which of the following structures of the nervous system controls involuntary actions like heartbeat and breathing. A) Brainstem. B) Nerve. C) Conclusion. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brainstem. 10. Which of the following effector tissues is never inhibited (only stimulated) by the nervous system? A) Skeletal muscle. B) Smooth muscle. C) Cardiac muscle. D) Exocrine glands. E) Endocrine glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle. 11. The outer layer of the cerebrum is called the ..... and consists of ..... A) Cerebral cortex & gray matter. B) Cerebellum and dark matter. C) Cortex & white matter. D) Brain stem & matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral cortex & gray matter. 12. The part of the brain responsible for survival functions like heart rate, breathing rate, sleep, thirst, and appetite A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 13. The allows researchers to look at the activity of the surface of the brain through electrodes places on the scalp. A) EEG. B) PET. C) MRI. D) FMRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EEG. 14. Which is the correct format? A) Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla Elongata. B) Cerebellum, Medulla oblongata, Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla Elongata. 15. Body system that provides the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide and other waste gases A) Circulatory system. B) Respiratory System. C) Nervous System. D) Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respiratory System. 16. Which lobe of the brain contains the ability to process visual stimuli? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 17. The gaps between Myelin sheaths where ion exchange occurs are called ..... A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Jars. C) Meninges. D) Interstitia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nodes of Ranvier. 18. Largest and uppermost portion of the brain, responsible for all thought, judgement, memory, and emotion. A) Cerebellum. B) Brainstem. C) Cerebrum. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 19. The nervous system lets your body know what is going on around you and ..... A) Changes what is bad for your body. B) Maintains the conditions inside your body such as your temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintains the conditions inside your body such as your temperature. 20. What is the role of the peripheral nervous system? A) To produce myelin sheath. B) To communicate between the central nervous system and the rest of the body. C) To process information. D) To control voluntary movements. 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