This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 356 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 356 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is not part of the nervous system A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Spinal cord. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae. 2. Light A) Photo. B) Auto. C) Audi. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photo. 3. The outermost of the meninges is the A) Pia mater. B) Dura mater. C) Subarachnoid mater. D) Arachnoid mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura mater. 4. Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum, also known as the A) Semicircular canals. B) Cochlea. C) Papillae. D) Tympanic membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tympanic membrane. 5. The brain controls muscles when a person is running. What two body systems are working closely together? A) Nervous and digestive systems. B) Excretory and musculoskeletal systems. C) Musculoskeletal and nervous systems. D) Repriatory and circulatory systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Musculoskeletal and nervous systems. 6. Breathing, digestion, sweating and shivering are all functions of ..... nervous system. A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Autonomic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic. 7. The ..... division is composed of receptors that detect changes from inside and outside the body. A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Parasympathetic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 8. Main function of a neuron: A) Transmit messages. B) Protect the spinal cord. C) Conserve energy. D) Fight infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transmit messages. 9. Controls vital body functions in an effort to maintain homeostasis within the body A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 10. What is the correct order of the nervous system? A) Interpretation, motor output, sensory input. B) Motor output, sensory input, interpretation. C) Sensory input, interpretation, motor output. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory input, interpretation, motor output. 11. What are the 2 major divisions of the nervous system? A) Central and Peripheral. B) Sensory and Motor. C) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. D) Somatic and Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central and Peripheral. 12. What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon? A) To maintain temperature. B) To improve conductivity by insulating axon. C) To protect the axon. D) To release neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To improve conductivity by insulating axon. 13. The spinal cord is made of A) Nerves and vertebrae. B) Brain stem and vertebrae. C) Neurons and bundles of axons. D) Neurons and vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons and bundles of axons. 14. Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements of muscles and joints. A) Thalamus. B) Reticular Formation. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 15. Light rays pass through the ..... Because it bends light rays, it produces upside down images. A) Lens. B) Cornea. C) Pupil. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lens. 16. The fatty bands of insulation surrounding axon fibers A) Conclusion. B) Myelin sheath. C) Cerebellum. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin sheath. 17. The hippocampus is the primary memory section of the brain. It is responsible for making and storing most of our short and long-term memories. In which lobe is the hippocampus found? A) Parietal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal. 18. A child is not able to read letters in the book clearly and has to keep the book far away to read it clearly. The child is suffering from A) Myopia. B) Hypermetropia. C) Presbyopia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypermetropia. 19. A tough band of tissue that holds bones together at the joint are called a ..... A) Tendon. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 20. MRI is different from CT scan in that A) MRI uses radiation but CT scan does not. B) MRI shows much more detail than the CT scan does. C) MRI is obtained from a person standing up and CT scan from a person lying down. D) MRI shows which area is functioning as well as structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MRI shows much more detail than the CT scan does. ← 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