This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 411 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 411 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of the brain is responsible for memory? A) Hippocampus. B) Amygdala. C) Auditory cortex. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hippocampus. 2. Transmit impulses away from the cell body A) Afferent/sensory neurons. B) Axons. C) Dendrites. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 3. It includes the brain and spinal cord and processes all incoming and outgoing messages. A) The Endocrine System. B) The Peripheral Nervous System. C) The Central Nervous System. D) The Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Central Nervous System. 4. How long are most neurons? A) 1 mm long. B) Between 1mm and 1cm. C) Between 1 cm and 1m. D) Between 1mm and 1m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between 1mm and 1m. 5. All involuntary actions, such as breathing, heartrate, and pulse are controlled by the A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 6. What is the function of Schwann cells? A) Provide cushioning for nerve cell body. B) Produce myelin sheath. C) Send impulses to brain. D) Stop irregular nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Produce myelin sheath. 7. Epi- A) Over. B) In, within. C) Upon, over. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upon, over. 8. The axon transmits information to other neurons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is the purpose of the thalamus? A) Process sensory impulses. B) Allows cerebrospinal fluid to circulate. C) Regulates the autonomic nervous system. D) Protective covering of the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process sensory impulses. 10. The two parts of the Nervous System are A) The temporal and frontal. B) The central and peripheral. C) The neurons and nerve cells. D) The spinal cord and brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The central and peripheral. 11. ..... neurons carry information from the body to the brain and spinal cord A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Inter. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 12. You jump when you hear a nearby truck honk its horn. In this example, the honking horn is the ..... A) Stimulus. B) Effector. C) Receptor. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 13. RODS (light receptors in eyes) are responsible for detecting ..... A) Color. B) Dim light and motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dim light and motion. 14. Does this system work without people consciously thinking about it? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 15. Part of neuron that caries impulse signals away from the cell body A) Soma. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 16. The three main parts of the nervous system are ..... A) Brain, senses and neurons. B) Brain, stimuli and response. C) Dendrites, axon and body. D) Nerves, spinal cord and brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves, spinal cord and brain. 17. Have you had any funny turns A) There was a clumsy movement. B) Once there was an awkward turn. C) Never had a headache. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Once there was an awkward turn. 18. In order for a memory to go from short term to long term, what must happen? A) Recalled/remembered. B) Practiced. C) Coated with neurotransmitters. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 19. The body's use of molecules for energy and growth A) Glucose. B) Metabolism. C) Energy. D) Microbiome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metabolism. 20. An unmyelinated axon, dendrite, and cell body are also known as A) White matter. B) Grey matter. C) Glia. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grey matter. ← 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