This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 502 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 502 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the first step in the pain withdrawal reflex? A) Interpretation of the message. B) Muscle contraction. C) Detection of the stimulus. D) Impulse passing through the relay neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detection of the stimulus. 2. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which part of the brain is connected with hearing, short term memory, sense of smell A) Temporal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal lobe. 4. Muscles that are under your control. Smiling, turning a page in a book and getting out of your chair are some examples. A) Involuntary Muscles. B) Voluntary Muscles. C) Skeletal Muscles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary Muscles. 5. The network of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, connecting them to the rest of the body A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Endocrine system. C) Circulatory system. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral nervous system. 6. True or False:Sensory neurons carry impulses from the central nervous system to the effector organ A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. The division or part of the nervous system s that is composed of the brain and spinal cord. A) Autonomic Nervous Sytem. B) CNS. C) PNS. D) Somatic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 8. Which part of the Nervous System is responsible for processing information that was received from the external environment? A) Central Nervous System. B) Periphrial Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 9. Can you pull my hand A) Can you take my hand. B) Can you push my hand away?. C) Can you please yourself?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you take my hand. 10. The tympanic membrane is the scientific name for what structure? A) The eardrum. B) Mucus glands in the nose. C) The eyelid. D) The meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The eardrum. 11. A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous system is called a(n): A) Motor neuron. B) Sensory neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Bipolar neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron. 12. A stroke in the primary motor area has caused Peter to lose control over his skeletal muscles on the right side of his body. What lobe of his brain was damaged? A) Occipital lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal lobe. 13. *In excitation contraction coupling, calcium ions are released from the A) *Transverse tubules. B) *sarcoplasmic reticulum. C) *sarcolemma. D) *myofibrils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *sarcoplasmic reticulum. 14. What do you call the cell that compose the nerves? This is the basic working unit of the nervous system. A) Nucleus. B) Nerve cells or neurons. C) Neutrinos. D) Electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve cells or neurons. 15. What is one common problem or disorder that occurs with the endocrine system? A) Diabetes. B) Bad gas. C) Lung cancer. D) Hemophilia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diabetes. 16. You can find mechanoreceptors inside which organ? A) Ear. B) Brain. C) Heart. D) Eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ear. 17. Which has co-ordinating fibers and which has neurons in a nerve net, respectively? A) Amoeba Hydra. B) Planaria sea star. C) Amoeba Paramecium. D) Paramecium Hydra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paramecium Hydra. 18. The brain and the spinal cord are part of the: A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Cranial nerve. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 19. Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain? A) Occipital lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occipital lobe. 20. Which part of your body is a part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)? A) Nerves all over your body (arms and legs). B) Brain. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves all over your body (arms and legs). ← 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