This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 450 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 450 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This process is monitoring changes both inside and outside the body: A) Sensory input. B) Integration. C) Motor output. D) Motor input. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory input. 2. What does CNS means? A) Centriole Nervous System. B) Central Neuron System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Nervous System. 3. Where is location of cerebellum? A) Under the cerebrum. B) In front of cerebrum. C) Above the cerebrum. D) At the right of brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the cerebrum. 4. What is the myelin sheath? A) A part of the central nervous system. B) An insulating layer around the axon. C) A sensory receptor. D) A type of neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An insulating layer around the axon. 5. What is the role of calcium ions during a synaptic transmission? A) Generate action potential. B) Speed up the impulse transmission. C) Depolarisation of the synaptic knob. D) Trigger the vesicles to move and fuse with the presynaptic membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trigger the vesicles to move and fuse with the presynaptic membrane. 6. Which of the following is a characteristic of the autonomic nervous system, but not the somatic nervous system? A) It controls voluntary movements. B) It is involved in the fight or flight response. C) It controls skeletal muscles. D) It is directly controlled by conscious thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is involved in the fight or flight response. 7. What part of your brain controls your balance? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 8. What is the role of myelin sheath? A) It generates electrical impulses. B) It processes information from the environment. C) It insulates the axon and increases the speed of the impulse. D) It transfers the impulse to the cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It insulates the axon and increases the speed of the impulse. 9. Division of the peripheral nervous system that carries impulses away from the brain and connects to a muscle or gland to cause a response A) Sensory/afferent. B) Motor/efferent. C) Somatic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor/efferent. 10. The right and left gray matter areas of the spinal cord are connected by the ..... A) White commissure. B) Gray commissure. C) Central canal. D) Lateral funiculus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gray commissure. 11. Neurons contain several axons to carry messages to the cell body. (Correct to true) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The root word cephal/o means: A) Skull. B) Spinal cord. C) Head. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head. 13. The neuron is A) A bundle of nerve cells. B) One long skinny wire. C) Your body's never center. D) Part of the cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bundle of nerve cells. 14. Star-shaped and connects neurons to blood vessels A) Microglia. B) Axons. C) Astrocytes. D) Ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocytes. 15. This diagram shows: A) A reflex arc. B) A sensory neuron. C) A motor neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A reflex arc. 16. The brain acts as the body's ..... A) Mother. B) Banker. C) Control cell. D) Control center. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Control center. 17. What is the Somatic Nervous System a division of? A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Enteric Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 18. ..... carries information to the spinal cord A) Receptor. B) Sensory neuron. C) Effector. D) Motor neuron. E) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron. 19. Which is NOT a basic taste sensation? A) Sweet. B) Salty. C) Tangy. D) Umami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tangy. 20. What part of the brain does the optic nerve cross over the two hemispheres? A) Optic Tract. B) Optic Chiasm. C) Olfactory Bulb. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic Chiasm. ← 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