This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 599 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 599 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Olfactory receptors can be found in which sense organ? A) Eye. B) Nose. C) Mouth. D) Ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nose. 2. The ..... regulates body temperature, thirst, appetite, and water balance. A) Pons. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebrum. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 3. What is the function of the endocrine system? A) To filter and eliminate the waste from the blood. B) To secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate body activities. C) To provide structure and support for the body. D) To defend the body against pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate body activities. 4. What are the two ways sensory receptors respond to stimuli? A) An immediate AND delayed action. B) Skip immediate reaction and respond with a secondary action. C) Input is received without a response. D) Responds with an immediate reaction and a memory is stored. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Responds with an immediate reaction and a memory is stored. 5. The brain and spinal cord are organized in which nervous system? A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Discreet nervous system. C) Personal nervous system. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system. 6. The corpus callosum is composed a thick band of myelinated nerve fibers between left and right hemispheres. Its main purpose would be to A) Promote the reflex arc. B) Quickly transfer signal between the left and right hemisphere. C) Quickly transfer signal between the frontal and occipital lobes. D) To move sensory information from both the eyes the right to the left brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly transfer signal between the left and right hemisphere. 7. Aidan hears the fire alarm and gets up to leave the room.In this situation, the fire alarm is: A) A stimulus. B) A sensory neuron. C) A motor neuron. D) A relay neuron . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stimulus. 8. The master of 'Master endocrine gland' is ..... A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 9. Which of the following receptors is not associated with the skin? A) Rod. B) Merkel. C) Pacinian. D) Meissner's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rod. 10. What are the 2 parts of nervous system; A) Central and middle nervous system. B) Peripheral and middle nervous system. C) Central and peripheral nervous system. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central and peripheral nervous system. 11. Afferent nerves are the same as sensory nerves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Combining form that means back or to hold back A) Ish/o. B) Neuro. C) Polio. D) Summoned him/her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ish/o. 13. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing sensory information? A) Temporal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 14. Small phagocytic cells that protect the CNS by engulfing and invading microbes; clears away debris form dead cells A) Microglia. B) Ependymal. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microglia. 15. What is "stimuli" ? A) A major organ in the brain that is a part of the nervous system. B) What your body does to a change or a signal. C) A change or a signal your body receives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A change or a signal your body receives. 16. Where would solving a math problem, smelling, and other voluntary actions take place? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 17. Connected to the spinal cord, controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, digestion. A) Nerves. B) Dendrites. C) Brain Stem. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem. 18. Covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses A) Brain. B) Myelin sheath. C) Brain stem. D) Nerves. E) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin sheath. 19. Align along axons and provide insulating layers of myelin in the brain and spinal cord. A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 20. Which component of the brain connects the brain to the spinal cord and control automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure? A) Brain Cell. B) Brain Stem. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. 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