This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 640 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 640 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Part of a neuron that contains the nucleus A) Cell body. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body. 2. In the peripheral nervous system, there are two regions or systems. What region or system is the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions apart of? A) Somatic Nervous system. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic Nervous System. 3. What protein maintains the resting potential of a neuron? A) The sodium-potassium pump. B) The magnesium-potassium pump. C) The sodium-phosphorus pump. D) The magnesium-phosphorus pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sodium-potassium pump. 4. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for speech, taste, reading A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 5. Are the two openings of the nose. A) Nostrils. B) Nasal cavity. C) Olfactory bulb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nostrils. 6. This is an event that triggers a reaction. A) Perception. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 7. Short, branched extensions of a nerve cell body that receives info A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Axon terminals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 8. Interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. A) Cerebrum. B) Hind brain. C) Midbrain. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 9. What is the function of the sensory (afferent) division of the nervous system? A) To control voluntary muscle movements. B) To regulate involuntary functions like heart rate. C) To transmit information from the environment to the CNS. D) To send signals from the CNS to the muscles and glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To transmit information from the environment to the CNS. 10. The function of higher nervous activity is impaired by:a. Irregular rest;b. Hardening;c. Sound sleep;d. Frequent rest;e. Active movement. A) Irregular rest. B) Hardening. C) Deep sleep. D) Frequent rest. E) Active movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular rest. 11. WHEN WE SMELL, AIR GOES INTO THE NOSTRILS. THEN THE ..... DETECTS SMELLS. THIS INFORMATION IS SENT TO OUR BRAIN. A) OLFACTORY NERVE. B) HOLES. C) BRAIN. D) SMELLS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OLFACTORY NERVE. 12. The Central Nervous System contains the: A) Brain. B) Sensory nerves. C) Senses. D) Motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 13. This is is the space between cell bodies. A) Axons. B) Dendrites. C) Conclusion. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 14. Which of these does NOT belong to The Nervous System? A) Brain. B) Bone. C) Spinal Cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone. 15. What cerebrum hemisphere lobe is concerned with sight? A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital. 16. It is owing to the nervous system that we can take notes and respond to our surrounding world. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which structure of the ear is activated during a lift? A) Crista ampullaris. B) Semicircular canal. C) Macula. D) Dome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicircular canal. 18. Which term matches the following definition. Definition:Produces a response (a change in the organism). A) Sensory Receptors. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Effectors. D) Motor Neurons. E) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Neurons. 19. The sensory division of the nervous system is what senses things that you are touching A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The subdivision of peripheral nervous system (PNS) that consists of nerves which bring impulses to the central nervous system (CNS). A) Sensory or Afferent division. B) Motor or Efferent division. C) Somatic division. D) Autonomic division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory or Afferent division. ← 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