This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 708 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 708 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Part of the digestive system that takes food into the body. A) Stomach. B) Liver. C) Mouth. D) Esophagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mouth. 2. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles (conscious control) A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic Nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic Nervous system. 3. True of False:The cerebrum is made up of 2 halves called hemispheres. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. The following cells are found in the intestinal walls. A) Cells that make up tissues with visible striations. B) Spindle shaped cells that have multi nuclei. C) Spindle shaped cells that have one nucleus. D) Cells that are connected by intercalated discs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spindle shaped cells that have one nucleus. 5. Eustachian Tube A) Connects the middle ear to the pharynx or throat, which allows air to enter the middle ear and helps equalize air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane. B) Circular transparent part of the front of the sclera that allows light rays to enter the eye. C) Produce tears, which constantly moisten and cleanse the eye. D) Located behind the cornea. Colored portion of the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connects the middle ear to the pharynx or throat, which allows air to enter the middle ear and helps equalize air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane. 6. Upon damage to the substantia nigra can results in ..... leading to Parkinson's disease. A) Less GABA and less motor messages. B) Less dopamine and irregular motor messages. C) More adrenaline and more motor messages. D) Less dopamine and more motor messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less dopamine and irregular motor messages. 7. What does TBI stand for? A) Traumatic Brain Injury. B) Traumatic Body Injury. C) Terrible Brain Injury. D) Terrific Brain Injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traumatic Brain Injury. 8. Anna has difficulty driving at night. What structure is impaired? A) Cones. B) Optic disk. C) Optic nerve. D) Rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rods. 9. Which term means "a condition of being without sensation" ? A) Anesthesia. B) Aphasia. C) Coma. D) Dysphasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anesthesia. 10. ..... receptors for taste of tongue A) Chemorecptors. B) Photorecptors. C) Phonoreceptors. D) Thermoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemorecptors. 11. The ..... connects both the left and right hemispheres as well as allows for communication between the two. A) Corpus Callosum. B) Callous body. C) Diencephalon. D) Third Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corpus Callosum. 12. After axonal injury, regeneration in peripheral nerves is guided by ..... A) Schwann cells. B) Dendrites. C) Wallerian cells. D) Golgi organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 13. True or False:The nervous system receives information from thesenses, such as vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. A stroke in the primary motor area has caused Don to lose control over his skeletal muscles on the right side of his body. Which hemisphere of his brain was damaged: A) Cerebellum. B) Right. C) Left. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left. 15. The Nervous system has 4 lobes and 3 hemispheres A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. This disorder is a degeneration of brain's nerves leading to tremors and muscle weakness A) Parkinson's disease. B) Tourette's syndrome. C) Epilepsy. D) Meningitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parkinson's disease. 17. Combining form that means skull A) Skulls. B) Cephal/o. C) Wood. D) Psych/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skulls. 18. What part of the eye is actually a mucous membrane? A) Sclera. B) Cornea. C) Choroid coat. D) Conjunctiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjunctiva. 19. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems have ..... effects on the same organ system. A) Similar. B) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposite. 20. Which of these results from a lack of blood flow to part of the brain? A) Dyslexia. B) Meningitis. C) Stroke. D) Myocardial infarction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stroke. ← 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