This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 402 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 402 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which division of the autonomic nervous system initiates a response known as the fight or flight A) The sympathetic nervous system. B) The parasympathetic nervous system. C) The somatic nervous system. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sympathetic nervous system. 2. A resting neuron is considered to be ..... A) Polarized. B) Depolarized. C) Inhibited. D) Stationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polarized. 3. Cranial nerve I is ..... A) Abducting. B) Oculomotor. C) Olfactory. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory. 4. Which part of the eye contains the photoreceptor cells Rods and Cones? A) Pupil. B) Choroid. C) Retina. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retina. 5. A 30-year-old male suffers a serious injury of the CNS that results from an industrial accident. A neurological evaluation suggests that the major input to the Flocculonodular lobe is damaged. Which of the following structures provides the major input to the flocculonodular lobe that was damaged? A) Nucleus dorsalis of Clarke. B) Red nucleus. C) Vestibular nucleus. D) Midbrain reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vestibular nucleus. 6. It is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. A) Meningitis. B) Subarachnoid hemorrhage. C) Subdural hemorrhage. D) Epidural abscess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meningitis. 7. A concussion is: A) A type of spinal cord injury. B) A thing that is granted in response to a demand. C) Any of the world's main expanses of land. D) Weakness and numbness in the fingers. E) A bruise-like injury to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A bruise-like injury to the brain. 8. The ..... lobe is used to process auditory information and contains the Broca's area and the Wernicke's area. A) Parietal. B) Prefrontal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal. 9. Neurology A) Study of the nervous system. B) Herniation of the meninges through the skull or vertebra. C) Sleep disorder involving sudden and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study of the nervous system. 10. Computer is the A) Brain. B) Eyes. C) Heart. D) Teeth, stomach, intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 11. What is the function of sensory neuron? A) Allow impulses to pass through it. B) Carry impulse from the CNS to the effectors (muscles and glands). C) Carry sensory input from receptors to the CNS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carry sensory input from receptors to the CNS. 12. Part of the peripheral that controls conscious activities A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 13. An involuntary and automatic response to a stimulus, often involving the spinal cord A) Conscious decision. B) Voluntary movement. C) Reflex. D) Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 14. Which of the following is controlled by the nervous system? A) Being able to watch TV. B) The beating of your heart. C) Going to the bathroom. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Carry messages from brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands A) Associative (interneurons). B) Sensory (Afferent neuron). C) Motor (Efferent neuron). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor (Efferent neuron). 16. Our brain is divided into 3 parts A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Both nerve types (sensory & motor) A) Accessory. B) Hypoglossal. C) Vagus. D) Trochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vagus. 18. The Pons and the Medulla are located on the ..... A) Parietal Lobe. B) Corpus Callosum. C) Brain Stem. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem. 19. An involuntary response never involves the brain. A) True. B) False. C) None of what I do ever involves the brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which type of neuroglial cell is shaped like a star and provided support for neurons? A) Microglia. B) Ependymal cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astrocytes. ← 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