This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 623 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 623 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The human nervous system is separated into two major divisions: A) The central nervous system & the peripheral nervous system. B) The somatic nervous system & the autonomic nervous system. C) The sympathetic nervous system & the parasympathetic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The central nervous system & the peripheral nervous system. 2. What is the primary function of Oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system? A) Producing hormones. B) Supporting neurons. C) Forming myelin sheath around axons in the CNS. D) Digesting food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forming myelin sheath around axons in the CNS. 3. The inability to vocalize words would lead a neurologist to examine where? A) Broca's Area. B) Temporal Lobe. C) Diencephalon. D) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's Area. 4. The loss of the ability to move part or most of the body; often the result of injury t the nervous sytem. A) Conclusion. B) Paralysis. C) Response. D) Photoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paralysis. 5. This is the area where the Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal lobes come together. A) Insula. B) Primary Motor Area. C) General Interpretation Area. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General Interpretation Area. 6. Which part of the brain controls movement, learning, emotions, etc. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 7. Which part of cerebrum controls and coordinates the activities of left side of the body A) Left cerebral hemisphere. B) Right cerebral hemisphere. C) Upward cerebral hemisphere. D) Downward cerebral hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right cerebral hemisphere. 8. Which is NOT a medical term used to describe LOC? A) Coma. B) Lethargic. C) Unconscious. D) Aphasic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aphasic. 9. Which of these are controlled by somatic (voluntary) nervous system? A) Running. B) Heart rate. C) Breathing rate. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 10. Narrow junction across which a chemical signal passes from neuron to the next, initiating a new electrical signal in the target cell. A) Synapses. B) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). C) Depolarization. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synapses. 11. Rods help us see..... A) In color. B) Black, white, and grey. C) Only in yellow. D) Only in blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black, white, and grey. 12. Bundle of axons in the central nervous system having the same function and point of origin. A) Tract. B) Response. C) Ganglion. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tract. 13. Which nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord? A) Central. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 14. Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with "rest and digest" activities? A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic. 15. Of all the divisions we've taken notes on, what division of the Nervous System is responsible for brain integration? (Hint:look back at your notes) A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) CNS (Central Nervous System). D) PNS (Peripheral Nervous System). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CNS (Central Nervous System). 16. How does the skeletal system benefit the nervous system? A) It protects the heart. B) It protects the brain and spinal cord. C) It protects the lungs. D) It protects the kidneys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It protects the brain and spinal cord. 17. The parts or the nervous system A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Brain, spinal cord and nerves. C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves and sense organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves and sense organs. 18. An involuntary action in response to a stimulus A) Motor neuron. B) Sensory neuron. C) Memory. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex. 19. Which part of a neuron SENDS a signal? A) Cell body. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 20. The cytoplasm surrounding the nucleus of a neuron is called the A) Protoplasm. B) Nucleoplasm. C) Sarcoplasm. D) Perikaryon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perikaryon. ← 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