This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 668 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 668 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Neurons associated with pressure, pain, light, or other mechanical stimuli utilize what type of neuron? A) Multipolar. B) Unipolar. C) Bipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unipolar. 2. EPSP is associated with A) Depolarization. B) Hyperpolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. 3. Which of the following is a visual stimulus? A) A song. B) Some soft fabric. C) A story. D) An image. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An image. 4. An impulse is a sudden reversal of the membrane potential A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for regulating breathing during exercise? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 6. The diaphragm is a muscle that helps with which system? A) Excretory. B) Respiratory. C) Digestive. D) Endocrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respiratory. 7. Alzheimer's is currently a curable disease. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What are the 3 major structures of the nervous system? A) Sensory input, integration, motor output. B) Nerves, joints and muscles. C) Brain, spinal cord, neurons. D) Cerebrum, brain stem, hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord, neurons. 9. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex governs reasoning, planning, problem solving, speech attention, and focus? A) Temporal Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Parietal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal Lobe. 10. The neurone that carries an impulse from a receptor to the central nervous system is: A) Motor neurone. B) Relay neurone. C) Sensory neurone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurone. 11. The neurons that carry signals from the central nervous system (brain) to the effected areas that are causing a response are the ..... neurons. A) Sensory. B) Interneurons. C) Motor. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor. 12. The thigh bone is also known as the A) Tibia. B) Humerus. C) Fibula. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 13. Part of the Peripheral Nervous System responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestion. A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Spinal Cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic Nervous System. 14. Most associated with sleep. A) Thalamus. B) Broca's area. C) Hippocampus. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 15. What does coordination mean? A) Coordination means that body tissues and organs work together performing their functions at correct speed and in correct sequence. B) Coordination means that the heart and the cells work together performing their functions at correct speed and in correct sequence. C) I didn't pay attention. D) Coordination means that body tissues and organs work together performing their functions at correct velocity and in correct speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordination means that body tissues and organs work together performing their functions at correct speed and in correct sequence. 16. Nerve impulses are transmitted across synapse via A) Electrical signals. B) Blood. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters. 17. Specialized nerve ending that detects changes inside and outside the body A) Axon. B) Receptor. C) CNS. D) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptor. 18. The autonomic nervous system controls smooth muscle, breathing and heart rate and is ..... A) Slow. B) Involuntary. C) Really cool. D) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 19. These three parts work together to make up the Central Nervous System. They are the ....., ....., and ..... A) Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves. B) Heart, Lungs, Brain. C) Cerebrum, Cerebral Cortex, Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves. 20. Specialized cells that provide information about the environment; gather information by detecting changes inside and outside the body. A) Axons. B) Cell bodies. C) Effectors. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptors. ← 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