This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Back; to hold back A) Encephal/o. B) Him/her. C) Hard. D) Ish/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ish/o. 2. The hypothalamus helps with temperature control. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. An example of an external stimulus is A) You body responding to light. B) Your body responding to hunger. C) Your body responding to fatigue. D) An immune response when your body detects a pathogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You body responding to light. 4. T/F:All of the following are considered sensory receptors:mechanoreceptors, nociceptors (pain), hydroreceptors, photoreceptors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Which of these terms does not belong with the others? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Dorsal root. D) Posterior cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 6. The myelin sheath is formed by: A) Axon. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Schwann cells. D) Soma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 7. Part of the nervous system which is made up of nerves and ganglia A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 8. What is the site of communication between neurons? A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 9. What is protecting the brain? A) Skull. B) Kidneys. C) Small intestines. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 10. What type of bone tissue makes up the hard outer part of the bone and has tiny canals for nerves and blood vessels? A) Spongy. B) Compact. C) Cartilage. D) Connective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact. 11. Which of the following is NOT a part of the peripheral nervous system? A) Cranial nerves. B) Spinal nerves. C) Peripheral nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 12. What are the two main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System? A) Spinal Nerves & Receptors. B) Arms & Legs. C) Brain & Spinal Cord. D) Optic Nerves & Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Nerves & Receptors. 13. The brain's blood testing laboratory, constantly monitoring the blood to determine the condition of the body A) Medulla. B) Pons. C) Hypothalamus. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 14. Structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression A) Amygdala. B) Pons. C) Medulla. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amygdala. 15. What hormone is produced by the adrenal gland in response to stress? A) Estrogen. B) Testosterone. C) Adrenaline. D) Thyroxine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adrenaline. 16. Part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin sheath. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 17. What does the CNS do? A) Helps our body get oxygen. B) Provides our bodies with support and structure. C) Process information and send instructions to the different parts of the body. D) Digests food and gives nutrients to the different parts of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process information and send instructions to the different parts of the body. 18. Involuntary, balance and coordinate A) Cerebellum. B) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 19. -um, -us A) To seize, take hold of. B) Speech. C) Bad, painful, difficult. D) Structure; tissue; thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Structure; tissue; thing. 20. Curare a poison, works by ..... A) A blocking receptor sites and acting as an antagonist for acetylene. B) Stimulating the release of excessive amounts of acetylcholine. C) Inhibiting the productions of inhibitory neurotransmitters. D) Stimulating the release of neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A blocking receptor sites and acting as an antagonist for acetylene. ← 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