This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 609 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 609 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which hemisphere controls tasks such as:logic, science and math A) The Right Hemisphere. B) The Left Hemisphere. C) The Brain Stem. D) The Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Left Hemisphere. 2. When your sympathetic nervous system is very active, which of the following would happen? A) Heart rate decreases. B) Sweat increases. C) Immune system response increases. D) Digestion increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweat increases. 3. Pulling your hand away from something hot is part of: ..... A) Acquired reflexes. B) Inborn reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inborn reflexes. 4. Those reflex actions which involve brain are called: A) Stimulus. B) Cerebral reflexes. C) Spinal reflexes. D) Reflex arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral reflexes. 5. What is the study of the brain and nervous system? A) Nervology. B) Neuroscience. C) Brainiology. D) Cardiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroscience. 6. When a nerve impulse arrives at the axon terminal of the neuron, it triggers the release of molecules called ..... These molecules diffuse across the synapse and bind to receptors on the next cell. A) Neurotransmitters. B) Stimuli. C) Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 7. Reaction time is ..... than reflex time. A) Faster. B) Slower. C) Same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slower. 8. Which of the following is NOT a function of the neurons? A) Sending information. B) Processing information. C) Regulating blood pressure. D) Receiving information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating blood pressure. 9. Elevated ridges of tissue in the brain A) Gyrus. B) Sulcus. C) Fissure. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyrus. 10. The sodium-potassium pump creates A) Magnetic energy. B) Electrical energy. C) Light energy. D) Sound energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical energy. 11. Forms cerebrospinal fluid A) Hypothalamus. B) Epithelium. C) Thalamus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithelium. 12. The general region of the brain responsible for quickly processing sensory information and responding with visual and auditory reflexes: A) Midbrain. B) Cerebrum. C) Diencephalon. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain. 13. This meninge is the membrane that is attached directly to the surface of the brain and spinal cord. A) Dura Mater. B) Arachnoid Mater. C) Pia Mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pia Mater. 14. What do neurons do? A) React to physical and chemical changes in their surroundings. B) Provide for movement of the body. C) Provide structure for the body. D) To break down food that is ingested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) React to physical and chemical changes in their surroundings. 15. This part of the brain controls the endocrine system. A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebral Cortex. C) Hippocampus. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 16. Regions of brain and spinal cord with dense collections of myelinated fibers is classified as ..... A) Gray Matter. B) White Matter. C) Fecal Matter. D) You Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White Matter. 17. What are the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System? A) Somatic & Motor. B) Brake & Motor. C) Somatic and Autonomic. D) Sensory & Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic and Autonomic. 18. This part of the brain is responsible for sensing pain, touch and temperature. A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 19. Watery stool A) Heartburn. B) Kind of poop. C) Watery stools. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watery stools. 20. The left side of your brain controls the ..... side of your body. A) Right. B) Left. C) Front. D) Back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. ← 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