This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 707 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 707 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the smallest bone in our body? A) Toes. B) Spine. C) Ear. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear. 2. Condition of eyesight that changes focal length in reading distances. This tends to onset in mid-adulthood individuals. A) Myopia. B) Presbyopia. C) Hyperopia. D) Cataracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presbyopia. 3. The part of the cerebrum that receives impulses from the body's sensory receptors. A) Wernicke's area. B) Broca's area. C) Primary motor area. D) Primary somatic sensory area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary somatic sensory area. 4. What are the two systems of the autonomic nervous system A) Sympathetic/parasympathetic. B) Somatic/autonomic. C) Voluntary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic/parasympathetic. 5. The ..... lobe houses memories, emotions, and language A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Fronal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal. 6. The motor division of the PNS is also known as the A) Afferent division. B) Efferent division. C) Motor division. D) Sympathetic division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efferent division. 7. ..... receptors allow you to perceive smell and taste. A) Light. B) Motor. C) Chemical. D) Mechanical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemical. 8. What is the function of nose hairs? A) To trap dust. B) To keep your nose warm. C) To hold mucus. D) To detect smells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To trap dust. 9. What are the components of the autonomic nervous system? A) Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. B) The peripheral and central nervous system. C) The limbic system and cerebellum. D) The central nervous system and glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. 10. Suffix that means pain or sensitivity A) -algesia. B) -phasia. C) -plegia. D) -rrhaphy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -algesia. 11. When no longer in Fight or Flight mode, pupils constriction is activated by the; A) Parasympathetic NS. B) Sympathetic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic NS. 12. Ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called ..... A) Gyri. B) Ganglia. C) Sulci. D) Fissures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyri. 13. What is the term for the procedure involving a circular cut in the skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure? A) Trephination. B) Thalamotomy. C) Stereotaxy. D) Tractotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trephination. 14. Which lobe of the brain is Wernicke's area located? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal. 15. Which part of a neuron receives neurotransmitters from the synapse? A) Axon. B) Cell Body. C) Dendrite. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 16. A place where two neurons form a connection where they can send signals to each other across a small gap A) Relay junction. B) Skin. C) Brain. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 17. Since suffering a stroke, George has remained very lucid, and can understand everything that you say to him, but he is only able to respond in grunts or unintelligible noises. Which area of the brain has been damaged? A) Broca's area. B) Wernicke's area. C) Frontal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's area. 18. The cerebellar cortex has ..... layers A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 19. System that controls the nerves A) Sympathetic system. B) Nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. E) Parasympathetic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral nervous system. 20. This technology cannot be used on someone with metal in their body. A) MRI. B) EEG. C) CT scan. D) X-ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MRI. ← 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