This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 353 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 353 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tiny gap between neurons where signals are sent from one neuron to another. It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite A) Conclusion. B) Axon terminal. C) Impulse. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 2. The flow of ..... ion is the most common cause of depolarization. A) Sodium. B) Calcium. C) Chloride. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodium. 3. True or false? Schwann cells are in the CNS A) True. B) False (only PNS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False (only PNS). 4. What part of the brain helps you balance on one foot? A) None. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 5. You see 4 color choices because of your ..... lobe. A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 6. Which sense organ helps you hear? A) Eyes. B) Nose. C) Mouth. D) Ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ears. 7. Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones. A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Adrenal glands. D) Pineal gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 8. Which is a function of the central nervous system? A) Breaking down carbohydrates in the body. B) Fighting bacteria that enter the body. C) Controlling coordination in the body. D) Pumping blood through the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controlling coordination in the body. 9. What type of paralysis would a patient have if they sustained a spinal cord injury at the T10 level? A) Paraplegia. B) Quadriplegia. C) Hemiplegia. D) Paresthesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraplegia. 10. This is an air filled tube that links the middle ear to the throat and helps equalize air pressure A) Auditory ossicles. B) Tympanic membrane. C) Auricle. D) Eustachian tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eustachian tube. 11. What is the surface of the cerebrum called? A) Cerebral cortex. B) Medulla. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral cortex. 12. Portion of cerebrum generates motor commands, language, planning and other high-level functions A) Frontal. B) Limbic. C) Parietal. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 13. Nerve cells that connect sensory nerve cells to motor nerve cells are nerve cells A) Adjustor. B) Sensory. C) Motorcycle. D) Connector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjustor. 14. Injuries to the spinal cord are so serious because ..... cannot be replaced. A) Muscle cells. B) Bone cells. C) Skin cells. D) Brain cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain cells. 15. The neural impulse changes to ..... as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons. A) An electrical message. B) A chemical message. C) An electro-chemical message. D) Liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A chemical message. 16. ..... is the long piece of nerve tissue that runs from the brain down through the backbone. A) Medulla. B) Nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 17. The nervous system has got nerves A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. A dome-shaped muscle that lies below the lungs. A) Diaphragm. B) Bronchi. C) Alveoli. D) Pharynx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphragm. 19. "Fight or flight" response is controlled by the A) Sympathetic nervous sytem. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Cerebral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous sytem. 20. Blood pressure regulation A) Cerebellum. B) Brain stem:medulla oblongata. C) Amygdala. D) Olfactory bulbs of limbic system. E) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem:medulla oblongata. ← 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