This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 572 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 572 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your senses are connected to which system? A) Frontal lobe. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Circulatory. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 2. The main function of the nervous system is to maintain A) Homeostasis. B) Tranquility. C) Chaos. D) Motor functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homeostasis. 3. This tissue is found in the camera eyes of cephalopods and vertebrates and is densely packed with photoreceptors. A) Cornea. B) Sclera. C) Choroid. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retina. 4. Astrocytes A) Are phagocytic cells. B) Anchor neurons to blood capillaries. C) Circulate cerebrospinal fluid in the CNS. D) Insulate neurons to increase impulse velocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anchor neurons to blood capillaries. 5. Which muscle can you not consciously control? A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. C) Smooth. D) Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 6. Which of the following is the name of the cell that supports the transmitting cells of the nervous system? A) Conclusion. B) Afferent Neuron. C) Efferent Neuron. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroglia. 7. Which neurotransmitter is involved in the "Fight or Flight" response? A) Acetylcholine. B) Endorphins. C) Norepinephrine. D) Serotonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Norepinephrine. 8. When your nervous systems lets you decide what happens to you body like raising a hand or going for a walk this is considered a ..... A) Involuntary Control. B) Neuron. C) Reflex. D) Voluntary control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voluntary control. 9. This controls the sensory function of touch to the skin. A) Occipital. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Insula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 10. What two systems work together as your body's communication system? A) Endocrine/nervous. B) Nervous/respiratory. C) Nervous/muscular. D) Endocrine/respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endocrine/nervous. 11. Mrs. Rogers likes to light scented candles during Christmas time. After a few days she could no longer smell the candles. This is an example of A) Bone conduction. B) Afterimage. C) Olfactory fatigue (nose blind). D) Accurate depth perception. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory fatigue (nose blind). 12. Specialized cells of the nervous system that carry messages through an electrochemical process. A) Soma. B) Neurons. C) Axons. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 13. The sympathetic system is responsible for which of the following A) Fight or flight. B) Rest and digest. C) Relaxed state. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fight or flight. 14. A man was hit in the head and now has difficulty walking and maintaining his balance. What part of the brain is MOST LIKELY affected? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 15. What part of the Nervous system is responsible of automatic stress responses? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 16. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Myel/o [ MYELO ]? A) Positive deviation. B) Pain, Painful Condition. C) Paralysis [ Paralyzed ]. D) Bone Marrow or Spinal Chord. E) Tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone Marrow or Spinal Chord. 17. Which lobe of the brain was damaged in Phineas Gage A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 18. The following auditory-related constructs. a) Inferior colliculus b) Cochlear nucleus c) Medial geniculate nucleus d) Trapezoid body e) Lateral lemniscus f) Auditory cortexWhat is the order in the transmission of auditory messages? A) B-e-d-c-a-f. B) B-d-e-a-c-f. C) B-e-d-a-c-f. D) B-d-e-c-a-f. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B-d-e-a-c-f. 19. The Cerebellum is located ..... A) In your stomach. B) In the center of your brain. C) Behind your forehead. D) In the back of your brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the back of your brain. 20. Which structure in the eye causes a blind spot? A) Retina. B) Vitreous humour. C) Cornea. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optic nerve. ← 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