This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 484 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 484 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are ..... pairs of nerves in the human body. A) 34. B) 57. C) 45. D) 43. E) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 43. 2. What part of the brain is vital body functions, such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature and digestion monitored? A) Brain Stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Frontal Lobe. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain Stem. 3. Another name for pain receptors is ..... A) Tactile corpuscles. B) Lamellated corpuscles. C) Nociceptors. D) Mechanoreceptors. E) Agonists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nociceptors. 4. Functions of the Nervous System18. Helps the body ..... within itself A) Responds. B) Memory and Learning. C) Communicate. D) Receives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communicate. 5. This type of neuron is located in the Brain and Spinal Cord. A) Interneuron. B) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 6. What is the structural characteristic of most sensory neurons? A) Bipolar. B) Multipolar. C) Unipolar. D) Nonpolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unipolar. 7. It controls balance and muscular coordination A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Spinal cord. E) Spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 8. Where all nerves are located outside of the central nervous system. A) Central. B) Motor. C) Periphreal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periphreal. 9. The brain receives information directly from the nose, mouth, ears, and ..... A) Eyes. B) Skin. C) Muscles. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyes. 10. Reflex actions is controlled by A) Brain. B) Neurons. C) Spinal cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 11. Carry information from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands. A) Sensory neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Motor neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neurons. 12. ..... allow the flow of electrical or electrical impulses, or signals, to and from the brain. A) Arteries. B) Veins. C) Vessels. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves. 13. Which type of neurons carry impulses AWAY from the brain and spinal cord? A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. 14. What is the structure of a pain receptor? A) Hair cells. B) Free nerve ending. C) Separate cells neuron. D) Encapsulated nerve ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free nerve ending. 15. Meninges, are separated by which fluid? A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Medullospinal fluid. C) Blood. D) Seminal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid. 16. What is the role of the brain in the human nervous system? A) It acts as the connection between nerves. B) It serves as the control centre. C) It connects the body to the external environment. D) It pumps blood to the nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It serves as the control centre. 17. ..... are cells that identify pathogens and activate other cells to help fight. A) Helper Cells. B) B-cells. C) Phagocytes. D) NK Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helper Cells. 18. The neuron in its resting state has a ..... cell membrane A) Polarized. B) Depolarized. C) Repolarized. D) Hyperpolarized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polarized. 19. Incomplete dominance means that the traits are A) Expressed equally. B) Dominant. C) Recessive. D) Blended. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blended. 20. Which of the following statements about cranial nerves is TRUE? A) The olfactory cells synapse with mitral cells in the olfactory bulbs. B) Most of the fibers in the optic tract terminate in the medial geniculate body. C) Trochlear nerve supplies the inferior oblique muscle. D) Parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland is supplied by the facial nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The olfactory cells synapse with mitral cells in the olfactory bulbs. ← 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