This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 510 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 510 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The brainstem is between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain. Basic functions like ..... are controlled by the brainstem. A) Vision. B) Balance and coordination. C) Thinking and voluntary movement. D) Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. E) Maintaining body temperature, water balance and metabolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. 2. Immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. This condition is referred to as: A) The action potential. B) The threshold difference. C) Specific energy of the nerve. D) The absolute refractory phase. E) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The absolute refractory phase. 3. Damage to which lobe is associated with difficulty recognizing colours and perceiving movement, hallucinations, word blindness, and difficulty recognizing drawn objects? A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital lobe. 4. Which system controls all parts of your body and sends/receives messages? A) Muscular. B) Digestive. C) Circulatory. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous. 5. What is not one of the three structures of the brainstem? A) Hypothalamus. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 6. Chemicals which transmit electrical impulses A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitters. 7. True/False:The sympathetic nervous system controls the "fight or flight" response. A) True. B) False; parasympathetic. C) False; central. D) False; peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The space between neurons: A) Neurotransmitter. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 9. What are different "halves" of your brain called? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Hemispheres. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hemispheres. 10. What drug is highly addictive because it activates the brain's reward pathway? A) Shrooms. B) LSD. C) Heroin. D) Alcohol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heroin. 11. Which of the following is NOT part of the central nervous system? A) The brain. B) The spinal cord. C) The brain stem. D) Spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal nerves. 12. Praying daily is a what A) Stimulus. B) Habit. C) Reflex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habit. 13. Type of neurotransmitters that increase the chance of the next neuron firing A) Inhibitory. B) Excitatory. C) Conclusion. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitatory. 14. How fast can the signals in the nervous system go? A) 800 mph. B) 62 mph. C) 268 mph. D) 47 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 268 mph. 15. ..... connects the cerebral cortex and the brain stem A) White matter. B) Gray matter. C) Dark matter. D) Light matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter. 16. The most numerous glial cells in the CNS are the A) Astrocytes. B) Satellite cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Microglia. E) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 17. ..... is an information cell with a nucleus. A) Blood. B) Neuron. C) Kidney. D) Lung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 18. The somatic nervous system is responsible for sending signals to the skin/muscles. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. An elevated ridge of brain tissue A) Convulsions. B) Ventricles. C) Gyrus. D) Sulcus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gyrus. 20. The components of nervous tissue that conduct electrical impulses are ..... A) Neurons. B) Ganglia. C) Blood vessels. D) Glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. ← 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