This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 67 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nerve cells pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles or glands A) Sensory neurons. B) Nerves. C) Motor neurons. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neurons. 2. What is a reflex? A) It's a slow, involuntary response to a stimulus. B) It's a quick, automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus. C) It's a an automatic, voluntary response to a stimulus. D) It's the late responde to a stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a quick, automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus. 3. Component of blood that is part of our immune system and destroy pathogens in our body A) Type A Blood. B) Passive Blood Stain. C) White Blood Cells. D) Red Blood Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White Blood Cells. 4. The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called- A) Osteocytes. B) Dendrites. C) Neurons. D) Spinal Cords. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 5. Nerve cells are also known as A) Myofibrils. B) Axons. C) Neurons. D) Neurosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 6. Meningocele A) Protrusion of the meninges. B) Sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles. C) Suturing of a nerve. D) Tumor made up of nerve cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protrusion of the meninges. 7. What does 'integration' refer to in the nervous system's functions? A) The repair of damaged tissues. B) The processing and interpreting of information. C) The generation of electrical impulses. D) The secretion of neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The processing and interpreting of information. 8. Which part of the brain stem is responsible for breathing, heart rate, swallowing, and digestion A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Medulla. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 9. Connects the two sides of the brain A) Diencephalon. B) Limbic system. C) Callous body. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Callous body. 10. The name for the chemical messengers in the nervous system are (a) A) A neurotransmitters. B) Receptors. C) Dendrites. D) Axons. E) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A neurotransmitters. 11. Cerebral palsy is caused by lesions on, or damage to, the: A) Brain. B) Muscles. C) Mouth and tongue. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 12. Receives neurotransmitters/impulses from other neurons? A) Dendrite. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 13. All of the following are general senses EXCEPT A) Touch. B) Temperature. C) Equilibrium. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equilibrium. 14. Which type of bone tissue is the outer part of the bone? A) Spongy. B) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact. 15. The brain and the spinal cord are separated by the twelve cranial nerves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Cerebral palsy affects neurons where in the body? A) Brain. B) Heart. C) Spine. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 17. What is the digestive system? A) A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body. B) A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body. C) A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat. D) A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body. 18. What are two divisions of the autonomic nervous system? A) Brain/spinal cord. B) Sympathetic/parasympathetic. C) Somatic/autonomic. D) Central/peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic/parasympathetic. 19. This neuroglia acts as protective and cushioning cells around the PNS A) Astrocytes. B) Schwann Cells. C) Satellite Cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satellite Cells. 20. Which structure is the link between the brain and the endocrine system (hormone production) A) Brain stem. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebrum. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. ← 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