This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 621 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 621 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Evelyn, Liam, and Anika are playing a game of 'Neuro Trivia'. They are stuck on a question and need your help. The question is:What does a neuron do? A) Carry impulse toward the cell's body. B) The body's reaction to a stimulus. C) Cells that carry information through your nervous system. D) A bundle of nerve fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The body's reaction to a stimulus. 2. Thalam/o A) Thalamus. B) Spine. C) Hard. D) Nerve root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 3. What are specialized nerve endings that detect change inside and outside the body? A) Interneurons. B) Receptors. C) Motor neurons. D) Reflex arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptors. 4. Which is BIGGER? A) Adult brain. B) Child brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adult brain. 5. What two things does the Central Nervous system consist of? A) Spinal cord and nerves. B) Nerves and brain. C) Brain and vertebrae. D) Brain and Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain and Spinal cord. 6. The Myelin Sheath is composed of a specialized cell type called ..... A) Goblet cells. B) Axons. C) Neurons. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann cells. 7. The ..... nervous system regulates activities that are automatic, or involuntary. A) Autonomic. B) Sensory. C) Central. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 8. Swelling A) Swollen. B) Scratched. C) Tingling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swollen. 9. Which lobe deals with vision? A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital. 10. Myopia means A) Nearsightedness. B) Farsightedness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearsightedness. 11. The diagram shows some bones and muscles in a leg of a human. What happens to muscle Y and to the leg at joint Z, when muscle X contracts? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 12. What are axons? A) Long nerve fibers that carry messages. B) Cells in the spinal cord. C) Short nerve cell bodies that share information with other cells. D) A short, branched extension of a cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long nerve fibers that carry messages. 13. A drug that activates a receptor. A) Agonist. B) Antagonist. C) Protagonist. D) Protist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agonist. 14. 26 small bones that make up your backbone and protect your spinal cord A) Brain. B) Myelin sheath. C) Brain stem. D) Nerves. E) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Vertebrae. 15. This is a hole on the microscope stage, through which the transmitted light from the source reaches the stage. A) Iris diaphragm. B) Aperture. C) Condenser. D) Stage clip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aperture. 16. What is a dependent variable? A) Variable you change on purpose. B) Variable you measure for results. C) Variable that stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variable you measure for results. 17. Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle? A) Smooth. B) Rough. C) Cardiac. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rough. 18. What is the largest part of the human brain? A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Pons. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum. 19. A 5-year-old boy presented with severe headache, fever, and vomiting following a persistent middle ear infection. A diagnosis of severe otitis media with acute mastoiditis was made. MRI result showed right cerebral abscess.The MOST likely region of the cerebrum of this patient where the abscess is located is A) Occipital lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Thalamus. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal lobe. 20. What does the voluntary nervous system control? A) Digestion and metabolism. B) Quick actions of the body. C) Physical and mental activity. D) Functions of the body at rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical and mental activity. ← 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