This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 39 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A process that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body. A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Soma. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 2. The brain stem controls breathing and digestion. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Taylor's grandfather cannot pick out clothes that match. What structure is impaired? A) Cones. B) Optic disk. C) Optic nerve. D) Rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cones. 4. What section of the brain is (e) on the diagram pointing to? A) Pons. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Cerebellum. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pons. 5. Which lobe of the brain primarily processes auditory information? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal. 6. What is the middle layer of covering of the CNS? A) Pia mater. B) Arachnoid mater. C) Dura mater. D) Mater mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arachnoid mater. 7. After the fight/flight response the ..... nervous system is responsible for returning the person to homeostasis A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Central. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 8. Which part of the ear receives vibrations from outside A) Pinna. B) Eardrum. C) Cochlea. D) Ear canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eardrum. 9. A neuron with a cell body located in the CNS whose primary function is connecting sensory and motor neurons. A) Efferent Neuron. B) Glial Cell. C) Afferent Neuron. D) Association Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Association Neuron. 10. The 2 ions that are important in nerve conduction and action potential are: A) Potassium and calcium. B) Sodium and potassium. C) Sodium and calcium. D) Sodium, calcium, and potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium and potassium. 11. Maintaining stable internal conditions (balance) within the body. A) Hormone. B) Homeostasis. C) Nerve impulse. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 12. Glioblastoma A) Paralysis of the lower portion of the body. B) Paralysis on one side of the body. C) Malignant tumor of the brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malignant tumor of the brain. 13. The brain and spinal cord receive messages fromthe different parts of the body through ..... A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Connector nerves. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 14. Neuron health monitors. A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microglia. 15. The spinal cord is ..... A) The command center of the nervous system. B) A thick bundle of nerve tissues that connects the brain to the rest of the body by transferring message between brain and rest of the body. C) A long thread like fiber that form a network in our body. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thick bundle of nerve tissues that connects the brain to the rest of the body by transferring message between brain and rest of the body. 16. The limbic system acts as our emotional, or affective, brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What is the lipid covering around most axons? A) Membrane sheath. B) Cholesterol. C) Axon sheath. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheath. 18. What is the name of the innermost layer of skin that is made of elastic connective tissue and fatty tissue? This layer connects the skin to the underlying muscles. A) Epidermis. B) Dermis. C) Hypodermis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypodermis. 19. What do your reflexes do? A) Help your body protect itself. B) Help your body relax. C) Nothing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help your body protect itself. 20. The ..... is found around a single neuron. A) Epineurium. B) Perineurium. C) Endoneurium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endoneurium. ← 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