This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 418 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 418 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one is not sensed by touch? A) Temperature. B) Taste. C) Humidity. D) Texture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taste. 2. Active neurons require large amounts of ATP for all of the following, except A) Synthesis and recycling of neurotransmitters. B) Axoplasmic transport in the axon. C) The activity of the sodium-potassium pump. D) All the above. E) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 3. Nerve impulses always move from the ..... towards the ..... A) Myelin, nucleus. B) Axon, dendrite. C) Dendrite, axon. D) Axon, myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite, axon. 4. The thick column of nerve tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system is the A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebellum. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 5. The part of the nervous system that includes the nerves A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 6. What is the function of the vagus nerve? A) Controls the face & jaw muscles. B) Controls taste and salivation. C) Controls muscles in the neck. D) Controls the heart & digestive tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controls the heart & digestive tract. 7. Parasympathetic action A) Is described as fight or flight. B) Acts to produce the sam effects as the sympathetic division. C) Increases overall vasotone. D) Has no effect on blood flow to the skeletal muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has no effect on blood flow to the skeletal muscle. 8. What type of muscles line your digestive system? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth. 9. What is part of the PERIPHERAL nervous system? A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Spinal Cord. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 10. Which system includes bones, cartilage, and ligaments? A) Nervous. B) Muscular. C) Skeletal. D) Excretory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 11. Cranial nerve XII is ..... A) Hypoglossal. B) Glossopharyngeal. C) Trigeminal. D) Accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypoglossal. 12. The Autonomic Nervous system includes the A) CNS and PNS. B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System. C) Somatic and Sympathetic Nervous System. D) Sensory and motor Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System. 13. Gap between adjacent neurons A) Conclusion. B) Synaptic cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synaptic cleft. 14. Photoreceptors that detect gray tones in low light A) Rods. B) Cones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rods. 15. Which two systems work together to ensure that all the parts of the body get nutrients from food? A) Skeletal system and nervous system. B) Nervous system and digestive system. C) Circulatory system and skeletal system. D) Digestive system and circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digestive system and circulatory system. 16. The parasympathetic nervous system would be responsible for ..... blood flow to the intestines, ..... heart output, and activating ..... glands. A) Increasing, decreasing, salivary. B) Decreasing, increasing, salivary. C) Increasing, decreasing, sweat. D) Decreasing, increasing, sweat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing, decreasing, salivary. 17. Which of these parts of the eye is a gel-like or liquidy substance? A) Retina. B) Oval window. C) Vitreous humor. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitreous humor. 18. Generally cube-shaped A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Irregular Bone. D) Flat Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Bone. 19. What is the role of synaptic vesicles in synaptic transmission? A) They bind to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron. B) They open Ca²⁺ channels on the presynaptic terminal. C) They release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. D) They re-uptake neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. 20. What is medulla oblongata? A) Largest part. B) It takes 85% weight of the brain. C) Brain stem. D) The best part of the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. ← 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