This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 560 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 560 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Nervous System has two main parts ..... A) Brain and Spine. B) Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). C) Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) and Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS). D) Motor Nervous System and Sensory Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). 2. Which of the following would motor neurons do? A) Take information in from your surroundings. B) Allow you to do math problems. C) Taste and smell your food. D) Tell your muscles to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tell your muscles to move. 3. What is the name of a nervous system cell? A) Neuron. B) White Blood Cell. C) Paramecia. D) Nervy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 4. The part of the brain that plays a crucial role in coordinating movement and balance is the: A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 5. What is gray matter? A) Axons with myelin. B) Cell bodies, axons without myelin, dendrites, and neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell bodies, axons without myelin, dendrites, and neuroglia. 6. A computer can help a child that has cerebral palsy who has trouble: A) Sleeping. B) Running. C) Walking. D) Talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talking. 7. Which of the following is not a cranial nerve? A) Trigeminal. B) Vagus. C) Phrenic. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrenic. 8. Cerebr/o A) Brain. B) Nerve. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 9. Why is panoramic vision an important adaptation for herbivores? A) Can estimate predator distance. B) Can see movement on both sides of head. C) Can see in front of them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can see movement on both sides of head. 10. What is the function of the lense in the eye? A) To focus light. B) To see. C) To capture light. D) To flip the image. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To focus light. 11. The largest part of a typical neuron A) Cell body. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body. 12. If you cram information for this test the night before, which memory bank will the info go into? A) Sensory memory. B) Short term memory. C) Long term memory. D) The brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short term memory. 13. The part of the neuron that passes the message along is called the ..... A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 14. Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to say words properly is the ..... A) Medulla. B) Amygdala. C) Central sulcus. D) Broca's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broca's area. 15. I. Allows impulse to pass through this structure (relay stations)II. Contains visual reflex centre The above statements refers to the function of A) Pons varolii. B) Midbrain (mesencephalon). C) Medulla oblongata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midbrain (mesencephalon). 16. The peripheral nervous system is made up of what parts? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Brain only. C) Nerves only. D) Nerves and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerves only. 17. Which Joint of skull can move? A) Lower jaw. B) Upper jaw. C) No part can move. D) All of these. E) Upper skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower jaw. 18. Neuroglia that produce myelin on axons in the peripheral nerves are A) Schwann cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 19. Controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure. A) Amygdala. B) Hippocampus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla. 20. Humans awaken and sleep in a fairly constant rhythm called a ..... rhythm. A) Circadian. B) Cerebral. C) Satiety. D) Reticular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circadian. ← 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