This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 416 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 416 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Any change in an organism's environment that causes to the organism to react is the definition of ..... A) A stimulus. B) A learned behavior. C) An instinct. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stimulus. 2. The division of the PNS that controls involuntary body functions A) Sympathetic. B) Autonomic. C) Somatic. D) Sciatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 3. Which is true for the EEG A) It gives a printout of brain waves and heart beats. B) It gives gives print out of heart beats. C) It measures electrical activity in brain and gives printout for diagnostic purposes. D) All the other answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It measures electrical activity in brain and gives printout for diagnostic purposes. 4. Someone that specializes in administering anesthetic agents before and during surgery. A) Oncologist. B) Radiologist. C) Surgeon. D) Anesthesiologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anesthesiologist. 5. Which option below describes three coverings of the brain/spinal cord in the correct order starting from the outermost A) Pia, arachnoid, dura. B) Arachnoid, dura, pia. C) Dura, arachnoid, pia. D) Arachnoid, pia, dura. E) Pia, arachnoid, dura. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dura, arachnoid, pia. 6. What is a stroke? A) Blocked blood vessel. B) Bleeding in the brain from a blood vessel. C) Loss of oxygen to part of the brain. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Oligodendrocytes are in the ..... nervous system, while Schwann cells are in the ..... nervous system. A) Peripheral, peripheral. B) Central, central. C) Peripheral, central. D) Central, peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central, peripheral. 8. Imagine Daniel and Elijah are on a science adventure. They come across a strange creature and Daniel says it's part of the Peripheral Nervous System. Elijah thinks it's part of the Central Nervous System. Who is correct? A) Daniel (Peripheral Nervous System). B) Elijah (Central Nervous System). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daniel (Peripheral Nervous System). 9. The ..... lobe governs muscle movement, motor skills and cognitive function. A) Parietal. B) Temporal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal. 10. The Central Nervous System consists of the brain and the ..... ? A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Spinal Cord. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal Cord. 11. This part of the brain controls hunger, thirst, fatigue and body temperature. A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 12. What part of the brain is responsible for body coordination and posture, balance, and sense of body positioning? A) The cerebellum. B) The cerebrum. C) The brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cerebellum. 13. This controls the sensory function of vision. A) Parietal. B) Occipital. C) Insula. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital. 14. Which of the following best describes the MEDULLA OBLONGATA? A) It controls and coordinates all involuntary actions such as digestion, respiration and heartbeat. B) It regulates internal conditions of the body such as body temperature, hunger, pain and pressure. C) Responsible for eye and ear reflexes. D) It coordinates body movements and maintains the body balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It controls and coordinates all involuntary actions such as digestion, respiration and heartbeat. 15. Hich of the following is not a part of the reflex arc? A) Peripheral Nerves. B) Brain. C) Spinal Cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 16. What occurs at a synapse of two nerves A) Transfer of signals. B) Block pain. C) Interpret signal. D) Muscle connects with nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transfer of signals. 17. Which of the following symptoms are commonly associated with cataracts? A) Blurred vision, difficulty seeing at night, and increased sensitivity to glare. B) Seeing "floaters" or spots in vision, along with sudden flashes of light. C) Loss of peripheral vision and tunnel vision. D) Gradual loss of central vision with distortion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blurred vision, difficulty seeing at night, and increased sensitivity to glare. 18. Your skin is the organ of ..... A) Touch. B) Hearing. C) Sight. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Touch. 19. ..... are short and branching and receive signals from other neurons. A) Conclusion. B) Neuron. C) Dendrites. D) Stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 20. The sensory branch of a spinal nerve by which it joins the spinal cord A) Dorsal root. B) Ganglia. C) Ventral root. D) Ascending tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorsal root. ← 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