This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 539 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 539 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the following are parts of the brain stem except ..... A) Pons. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Cerebellum. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 2. Point of contact; to join A) Synaps/o, synapt/o. B) Time/o. C) Esthes/o, esthesi/o. D) Tax/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaps/o, synapt/o. 3. Tube in spinal cord that is continuous with brain ventricles and contains cerebrospinal fluid A) Central canal. B) Cerebrospinal fluid. C) Fissure. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central canal. 4. Cranial and spinal nerves are part of the ..... nervous system A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Peripheral. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral. 5. Which of the following nervous system responses is faster? A) Reaction. B) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex. 6. Rods and cones are examples of ..... A) Taste receptors. B) Light receptors. C) Olfactory receptors. D) Sound receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light receptors. 7. The division of the autonomic nervous system that acts in times of emergency is the? A) Parasympathetic. B) Somatic. C) Peripheral. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. 8. A network of branches coming from individual nerve cells. They RECEIVE impulses. A) Axon. B) Axon terminal. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 9. SOMETIMES YOU GET HUNGRY YOU GET A) HEADACHE. B) STOMACH PAIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HEADACHE. 10. Neuroglia that help remove bacteria and debris from the CNS are called A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Bags. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 11. This structure is the rounded bulge on underside of brainstem and responsible for respiration is called ..... A) Central Sulcus. B) Pons. C) Diencephalon. D) Cerebral Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pons. 12. The parasympathetic division of our nervous system regulates A) Physical Activity. B) Skeletal muscles. C) Glands, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle. D) Both a and c. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glands, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle. 13. The ..... is the area for hearing. A) Malleus. B) Incus. C) Stapes. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlea. 14. The region of the brain that makes up the majority of the mass of the brain is the A) Cerebellum. B) Brain Stem. C) Diencephalon. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum. 15. What is the muscle of your upper arm called? A) Pectorals. B) Abdominals. C) Deltoids. D) Biceps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biceps. 16. Glial cells do not carry impulses, but they protect and support neurons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which one of these is not a type of neuron A) Sensory neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Effector neuron. D) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effector neuron. 18. In a synapse, what passes between the end of one neuron and the start of the next? A) Impulses. B) Chemicals. C) Blood. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemicals. 19. This term refers to signals from sensory neurons in walls of internal organs. A) Somatic sensations. B) Sensitive sensations. C) Extrasensory sensations. D) Visceral sensations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visceral sensations. 20. Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way is called a(n) A) Neuron. B) Effector. C) Stimuli. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimuli. ← 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