This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 372 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 372 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Medulla Oblongata A) Maintains involuntary body functions. B) Regulates vision. C) Regulates athletic abilities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintains involuntary body functions. 2. Where is the nucleus of a neuron located? A) Dendrite. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell body. 3. The lobe in charge of processing sensory input A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 4. The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another. It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite A) Conclusion. B) Node of Ranvier. C) Impulse. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 5. An organized grouping of neurons in the head of an animal with bilateral symmetry: A) Brain Nerve Cord. B) Brain. C) Nerve Cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 6. Identify B A) Cornea. B) Lens. C) Optic nerve. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lens. 7. The peripheral nervous system is subdivided into two divisions called the A) Coordination and control divisions. B) Sensory and motor divisions. C) Anterior and posterior divisions. D) Impulse and glandular divisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory and motor divisions. 8. Sight is controlled by this lobe A) Parietal. B) Occipital. C) Frontal. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital. 9. ..... processes information from the sense organs and controls body movements A) Cerebral cortex. B) Frontal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral cortex. 10. Nerve cells that send messages through electrical impulses. A) Brain stem. B) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 11. Balance pressure places on the eye by the extrinsic eye muscles A) Cornea. B) Vitreous Humor. C) Sclera. D) Aqueous Humor. E) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitreous Humor. 12. True or False? The Autonomic System controls voluntary actions? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which of the following are NOT considered "special" senses as opposed to "general" senses? A) SMELL. B) TOUCH. C) TASTE. D) SIGHT. E) HEARING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TOUCH. 14. Which part of the body is the control center for the nervous system? A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 15. What neuron structure releases the neurotransmitter to communicate with the next neuron? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon terminal. 16. Part of brain that coordinates muscle movements. A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 17. Cerebrospinal fluid allows for the exchange of nutrients and waste products between blood and nervous tissue. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are ..... A) Unipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) Anaxonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multipolar. 19. What function does the nervous system serve in coordinating and controlling various bodily activities? A) Maintaining bone structure. B) Filtering blood. C) Transmitting nerve impulses. D) Storing energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transmitting nerve impulses. 20. Skeletal muscles are responsible for which of the following? A) Movement of the body. B) Movement of the heart. C) Movement of the ligaments. D) Movement of the extremities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movement of the body. ← 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