This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 412 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 412 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many pairs of spinal nerves are in the thoracic region A) 8. B) 12. C) 5. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 2. Shelton fell off of a ladder while cleaning the windows. He can not stand up without assistance and is unable to catch a ball. Which is the most likely affected part of the brain? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebral Cortex. D) Corpus Callosum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 3. What are the 2 main parts of our Human Nervous System? A) Central Nervous System & Peripheral Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System & Central Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System & Autonomic Nervous System. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System & Peripheral Nervous System. 4. It is a collection of pus and germs between the brain and spinal cord. A) Transient ischemic attack. B) Subdural hemorrhage. C) Subarachnoid hemorrhage. D) Epidural abscess. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epidural abscess. 5. Vision is mainly processed in which lobe? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 6. Which type of receptor interprets taste and smell? A) Mechanical. B) Light. C) Chemical. D) Vibration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemical. 7. All of the following areas are associated with memory EXCEPT A) Parts of the limbic system. B) Parts of the diencephalon. C) Parietal, occipital and temporal. D) Frontal lobe and cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal lobe and cerebellum. 8. The outer ear is also called as A) Eardrum. B) Cochlea. C) Pinna. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pinna. 9. Action potentials can be generated during Absolute Refractory Periods. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Given these components of a reflex:1. association neuron 2. skeletal muscle 3. afferent neuron 4. efferent neuron 5. sensory receptor Choose the sequence below that best represents the order followed in a reflex, from stimulus to response. A) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. B) 5, 3, 2, 4, 1. C) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2. D) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2. 11. What receptors respond to chemicals and have to do with taste and smell? A) Chemoreceptors. B) Photoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemoreceptors. 12. How many main parts of the nervous system are there? A) 2 Main Parts. B) 7 Main Parts. C) 1 Main Part. D) 5 Main Parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 Main Parts. 13. Supplies motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscle, which rolls the eye laterally A) Abducting. B) Facial. C) Vestibulocochlear. D) Glossopharyngeal. E) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abducting. 14. Which one is a peripheral nervous system organ A) Brain. B) Giggle. C) Spine. D) Gorilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giggle. 15. Specialized structures associated with the peripheral ends of sensory neurons specific to detecting a particular sensation and triggering nerve impulses in response, which are transmitted to the central nervous system A) Sensory receptors. B) Postganglionic fiber. C) Basal nucleus. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory receptors. 16. The ridges or bumps of the cerebrum are called A) Gyri. B) Sulci. C) Fissures. D) Spaghetti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyri. 17. Which type of perception is only found in a few animals? A) Thermoreception. B) Mechanoreception. C) Chemoreception. D) Electroreception. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electroreception. 18. What is negative feedback in the body's response to stimuli? A) A response that ignores the initial stimulus. B) A response that amplifies the initial stimulus. C) A response that delays the initial stimulus. D) A response that counteracts or reduces the initial stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A response that counteracts or reduces the initial stimulus. 19. Tone A) To cut. B) Sheath. C) Thalamus. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cut. 20. The central nervous system is consists of brain and spinal cord. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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