This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 576 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 576 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is these is NOT a response of the parasympathetic nervous system? A) Breathing rate decreases. B) Pupils dilate. C) Digestion activity increases. D) Airways to lungs constrict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupils dilate. 2. When a neuron is resting (not transmitting impulses), the outside of the cell has a net positive charge, and the inside of the cell has a ..... A) Net negative charge. B) Net positive charge. C) Net neutral charge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Net negative charge. 3. What is the brain made of? A) Nerve tissue. B) Brain tissue. C) Cortex tissue. D) Stem tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve tissue. 4. The largest spinal nerve is the ..... nerve. A) Trigeminal. B) Sciatic. C) Facial. D) Accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sciatic. 5. Effectors are a part of the ..... A) Sensing pathway. B) Processing pathway. C) Response pathway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Response pathway. 6. Which part of a neuron receives information? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 7. The part of the brain that has a function to regulate vision is ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Frontal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital lobe. 8. Shortness of breath A) Respiratory tract. B) Breathing difficulties. C) Chest pain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breathing difficulties. 9. Nausea A) Throws up. B) Loya. C) Diarrhea. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loya. 10. Maintains homeostasis; regulates many hormones, blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, hunger, thirst, and emotions A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons and medulla oblongata. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 11. Efferent or motor pathways carry impulses: A) Towards the CNS. B) Away from the CNS. C) From the PNS to the CNS. D) To the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Away from the CNS. 12. A neuron's membrane contains more potassium leak channels than sodium leak channels. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Body system that controls and co-ordinate all body activity A) Endocrine system. B) Musculoskeletal system. C) Nervous system. D) Cardiovascular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 14. The brain is part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central. B) Peripheral. C) Autonomic. D) Subconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 15. Which of the following diagnoses best describes a disorder that involves seizure activity? A) MS. B) IF. C) Epilepsy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 16. What is the function of Glial cells in the nervous system? A) Information processing. B) Supporting neurons. C) Digesting food. D) Producing hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting neurons. 17. Trephination was a procedure where a hole was made in the skull of a living person to relieve headaches, epilepsy and other physical and mental symptoms during: A) The Middle Ages. B) Only ancient Greek times. C) Prehistoric times; it is still used today with more sophisticated surgical tools. D) Only prehistoric times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prehistoric times; it is still used today with more sophisticated surgical tools. 18. Which is the stimulus for touch? A) Pain. B) Temperature. C) Texture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Which of the following is NOT true of neurotransmitters? A) They are chemical messengers. B) The relay chemical messages from one cell to another. C) They are contained by vesicles. D) They bind to potassium channels to trigger the next impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They bind to potassium channels to trigger the next impulse. 20. Carries order from the brain A) Mixed nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. ← 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