This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 499 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 499 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for processing visual information like color, light and movement? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 2. Which of the following is not part of the Central Nervous Tissue support cells? A) Satellite cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satellite cells. 3. The largest portion of brain A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 4. What does the term epineurium mean? A) Outermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds each spinal nerve. B) Period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron. C) Wrapping that forms fiber bundles called fascicles. D) Layer of loose connective tissue surrounding each axon. E) State in which the resting potential is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds each spinal nerve. 5. The purpose of your immune system is to structurally support your body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Cavities within the brain that produce and circulate CSF, lateral ventricle/third ventricle/fourth ventricle A) The pons. B) Ventricles. C) Choroid plexus. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricles. 7. Organ of the central nervous system found within the vertebral cavity and connected with the periphery through spinal nerves; mediates reflex behaviors. A) Spinal Cord. B) Nucleus. C) Choroid Plexus. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Cord. 8. Tender A) Treelike. B) Nerve. C) Glue. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treelike. 9. What tis the function of a receptor cell? A) Specialised cells that detect stimuli. B) Specialised cells that carry an impulse to the brain. C) Specialised cells that cause a change to happen in the body. D) Specialised cells that process information and decide what the body will do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specialised cells that detect stimuli. 10. The body has ..... of cells A) Billions. B) Millions. C) Hundreds. D) Thousands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Billions. 11. What is the name of our sleep/wake cycle, which allows us to perform at our best level? A) Circadian rhythms. B) Jet lag. C) Temporal rhythms. D) Frontal lobe rhythms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circadian rhythms. 12. Innermost covering of the brain, delicate and vascular: A) Pia Mater. B) Dura Mater. C) Arachnoid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pia Mater. 13. A loss of balance is called ..... A) Deafness. B) Blindness. C) Numbness. D) Unsteadiness. E) Incoordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unsteadiness. 14. The cerebrum is located below the cerebellum.true or false? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The substance that is released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called: A) An ion. B) A sodium-potassium pump. C) Action potential. D) A neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A neurotransmitter. 16. The cells that carry information through your nervous system are A) Protons. B) Cardiac muscles. C) Electrons. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 17. Which structure in the brain is an important memory forming center? A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebrum. C) Amygdala. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hippocampus. 18. Which part of brain is called centre of intelligence? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 19. Peripheral Nervous System can be broken down into two sub-systems, what are they? A) Somatic and Cerebrum. B) Somatic and Neurons. C) Somatic and Autonomic. D) Somatic and Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic and Autonomic. 20. How an organism reacts to internal or external stimuli ..... A) Geotropism. B) Homeostasis. C) Response. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Response. ← 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