This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 702 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 702 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The viscera are regulated by all of the following EXCEPT A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic nervous system. 2. If we get pricked by a needle and feel pain Feeling pain is a result of the operation of A) Nerve centers within the spinal cord. B) Nerve centers within the cerebellum. C) Nerve centers within the cerebrum. D) Nerve center within the hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve centers within the cerebrum. 3. Which muscle listed below is not in the back? A) Spine erector. B) The broadest back. C) Trapezius. D) Masseter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Masseter. 4. A neuron will generate action potentials when it ..... A) Remains below its threshold. B) Receives an excitatory input. C) Receives more excitatory than inhibitory inputs. D) Is stimulated by a neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Receives more excitatory than inhibitory inputs. 5. What are the two main types of cells in the nervous system? A) Sensory neurons and interneurons. B) Neurons and glial cells. C) Schwann Cells and oligodendrocytes. D) Dendrites and axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons and glial cells. 6. Sensory Nerves, which carry Impulses as messages from the sense organs to the brain or the spinal cord. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The cranial nerves and spinal nerves are components of which branch of the nervous system? A) Central. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral. 8. What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it? A) Teapot. B) Postcard. C) The letter T!. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teapot. 9. The ..... results in the blind spot. A) Vitreous humor. B) Aqueous humor. C) Central pit. D) Optic disc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optic disc. 10. The part of the brain that includes the pons, medulla oblongata, and midbrain A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Brain stem. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 11. Nerves are made up of special Cells called Neurons A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. The deep groove that divides the cerebrum into right and left hemispheres is call the: A) Corpus Callosum. B) Longitudinal fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal fissure. 13. What does the inner ear consist of? A) Cochlea, Auditory Nerve/Tube. B) Cochlea. C) Ossicles, Cochlea. D) Cochlea, Auditory nerve/tube, brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cochlea, Auditory Nerve/Tube. 14. The brain controls the breakdown of food. It also controls the movement of food through the tubes using smooth muscles. What three systems are working togehter? A) Circulatory, respiratory, and nervous systems. B) Nervous, musculoskeletal and respiratory system. C) Excretory, digestive and nervous system. D) Nervous, digestive, and musculoskeletal systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous, digestive, and musculoskeletal systems. 15. Carry nerve impulses or messages to and from the Central Nervous System A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 16. The cell body of a neuron is responsible for which of the following? A) Metabolic activities. B) Releasing neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft. C) Sensory input. D) Motor output. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metabolic activities. 17. What part of the brain allows you to feel fear and other emotions? A) Hypothalamus. B) Hippocampus. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amygdala. 18. When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see? A) Iris. B) Retina. C) Pupil. D) Sclera. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retina. 19. Memory of a specific event A) Semantic Memory. B) Implicit Memory. C) Episodic Memory. D) Long Term Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Episodic Memory. 20. Rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary msucles A) IF. B) Cerebral Palsy. C) Muscular Dystrophy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IF. ← 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