This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 593 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 593 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What parts of the body belong to the central nervous system? A) Brain and nerves in the arms/legs. B) All of the nerves in the arms/legs. C) Brain and spinal cord. D) Brain, spinal cord, and nerves in the arms/legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain and spinal cord. 2. Body system that transports nutrients an gasses to different parts of your body. A) Digestive. B) Circulatory. C) Excretory. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulatory. 3. How do you stay healthy? Eat healthy ..... A) Tongue. B) Dogs. C) Ears. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food. 4. Division of the Autonomic Nervous system that helps you rest and digest A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 5. The neurotransmitter(s) that are released during fight or flight is(are): A) Acetylcholine only. B) Acetylcholine and norepinephrine. C) Norepinephrine only. D) Serotonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acetylcholine and norepinephrine. 6. The small star shaped cells that attach capillaries to neurons are called A) Neurocytes. B) Astrocytes. C) Stellarcytes. D) Microcytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astrocytes. 7. Which of the following is a unit of time? A) Sec. B) Mi. C) M/s. D) Km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sec. 8. Why does the sodium potassium pump require energy? A) It's moving molecules against their concentration gradients. B) It's moving molecules with their concentration gradient. C) It doesn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's moving molecules against their concentration gradients. 9. Which is true of Oligodendroglia? A) Connect sensory and motor neurons. B) Insulate neurons by maintaining the myeline sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insulate neurons by maintaining the myeline sheath. 10. What is the function of the rods in the retina? A) Photoreceptors for color vision. B) Photoreceptors for non-color vision. C) They are responsible for the best visual acuity. D) Photoreceptors for bright light conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photoreceptors for non-color vision. 11. The lobe in charge of processing vision A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 12. The glial cells known to dispose of debris and monitor are called the ..... A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Satellite Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microglia. 13. The ..... division amps systems up in the "fight or flight" response. A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic. 14. A muscle or gland that responds to a stimulus A) Receptor. B) Effector. C) Response. D) Afferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effector. 15. Sensory neurons send signals: A) Toward your brain and spinal cord. B) Away from your brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toward your brain and spinal cord. 16. Which system is responsible for gathering, interpreting and responding to information from the body and the environment? A) Muscular. B) Skeletal. C) Nervous. D) Endocrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 17. Electrical signal carried by neurons A) Neurotransmitter. B) Reflex. C) Impulse. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulse. 18. AS A) Left ear. B) Left eye. C) Right eye. D) Right ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left ear. 19. Makes heart beat faster and lungs breathe more effciently A) Glutamate. B) Dopamine. C) GABA. D) Adrenaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adrenaline. 20. The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Autonomic. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral. ← 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