This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 448 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 448 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A group of connected structures in the brain that produces emotional feelings A) Limbic system. B) Hypothalamus. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limbic system. 2. Structural nervous system subdivision that consists of spinal nerves and cranial nerves A) Motor (efferent) division. B) Sensory (afferent) division. C) Peripheral nervous system (PNS). D) Central nervous system (CNS). E) Autonomic nervous system (ANS). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system (PNS). 3. What is the innermost layer of the meninges called? A) Arachnoid. B) Mother Care. C) Pia Mater. D) Cerebrospinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia Mater. 4. The part of the brain in which most thoughts, memories, voluntary actions, and intelligence occur is the ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 5. Part of the neuron that receives messages and sends the to the cell body A) Node. B) Conclusion. C) Axon terminal. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrite. 6. Part of brain that includes midbrain, pons, and medulla. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brainstem. 7. Myelin sheaths are formed around what structure of the neuron? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Cell Body. D) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 8. What is the voltage of a typical neuron at rest? A) -70 millivolts. B) -55 millivolts. C) 0 millivolts. D) +70 millivolts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -70 millivolts. 9. You can find lymph nodes in- A) Neck. B) Groin (hip area). C) Armpits. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. At what stage is there more potassium outside the neuron, and more sodium inside the neuron? A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Hyperpolarization (refractory period). D) Resting Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repolarization. 11. Damage to the brain stem would most likely result in A) Impaired planning abilities. B) Death. C) A coma. D) Blindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death. 12. Network of nerves that transmit signals to and from the brain through the spinal cord. A) Brainstem. B) Peripheral nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nerves. 13. Which term describes changes in the internal or external environments that can cause a nervous system response? A) Stimuli. B) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimuli. 14. The ..... is the opening in the center of the iris that controls the amount of light entering the eye. A) Pupil. B) Cataracts. C) Rods. D) Accommodation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pupil. 15. The nose senses ..... A) Sight. B) Smell. C) Touch. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smell. 16. The largest and most complex nerve tissue of the body is the: A) Spinal cord. B) Neurons. C) Brain. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 17. This structure is stretched tight like the skin of a drum and is very sensitive. A) Pinna. B) Eardrum. C) Anvil. D) Hammer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eardrum. 18. What analyzes and interprets the sensory inputs? A) Interneurons. B) Neutrons. C) Reflexes. D) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 19. These cells make up the nerves inside the nervous system. A) Stomach Cells. B) Muscle Cells. C) Brain Cells. D) Nerve cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve cells. 20. Where does the respiration process happen? A) Alveoli. B) Bronchioles. C) Veins. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lungs. ← 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