This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 483 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 483 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are afferent or sensory nerves? A) Nerves that carry nerve impulses towards the central nervous system. B) Nerves that carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system. C) Nerves that control the movement of the eyeball. D) Nerves that record smells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves that carry nerve impulses towards the central nervous system. 2. Coordinates your muscle movement; helps you keep your balance. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 3. Neurons for measuring pressure in blood vessels are part of what division of the nervous system? A) Motor, autonomic. B) Sensory, autonomic. C) Motor, somatic. D) Sensory, somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory, autonomic. 4. The flow of an impulse through a neuron A) Dendrites axon cell body synapse. B) Dendrites cell body axon terminal axon. C) Dendrites cell body axon axon ternimal. D) Axon axon terminal cell body dendrties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites cell body axon axon ternimal. 5. The part of the neuron that receives informatio is called a(n) ..... A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Nucleus. D) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 6. Which living thing does not have a nervous system? A) Hydra. B) Planaria. C) Sponge. D) Earthworm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sponge. 7. Which mixed nerve has sensory fibers conducting impulses to the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and viscera of the chest and abdomen, and motor fibers associated with speech, swallowing, and conducting impulses to the heart? A) Accessory (XI). B) Vagus (X). C) Hypoglossal (XII). D) Trigeminal (B). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vagus (X). 8. The cerebellum is part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 9. They are our body's "telephone wiring" system that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body. A) Central Nervous System. B) Nerves. C) Neurons. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 10. What part of the brain is consist of medulla, pons and midbrain? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Diencephalon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 11. How does the nervous system help you know when your stomach is hungry? A) It sees the food. B) It hears the stomach growling. C) It gets a message from the digestive system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It gets a message from the digestive system. 12. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary processes during exercise? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 13. Long, thin process that transmits impulses A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Neuron. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 14. Your body's decision and communication center. A) Circulatory system. B) Digestive system. C) Nervous system. D) Respiratory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 15. Internal brain chamber filled with cerebrospinal fluid is called ..... A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Ventricle. C) Pons. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricle. 16. Which of the following is not a medullary vital center? A) Blood pressure. B) Cardiac. C) Vasomotor. D) Respiratory . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood pressure. 17. Controls cardiac and respiratory function. A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Brainstem. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata. 18. All of the following are true of neurotransmitters EXCEPT A) They are chemical messingers. B) They help messages get across the synaptic gap. C) They bind to specific receptor sites to create a neural impulse. D) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are true. 19. Mass of specialized capillaries that secretes cerebrospinal fluid into a brain ventricle A) Choroid plexus. B) Pineal gland. C) Pia mater. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choroid plexus. 20. The scope of the central nervous system includes ..... A) Peripheral Nerves. B) Spinal Cord and Brain. C) Autonomic Nerves and Brain. D) Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord and Brain. ← 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