This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 720 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 720 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are located in the: A) Pons. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Midbrain and diencephalon. D) Cerebrum. E) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla oblongata. 2. Receive information from the sense organs and transmit it to the Central Nervous System for interpretation. A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 3. Which is the largest structure? A) Cells. B) Tissue. C) Organ. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organism. 4. Main Organs:Brains, spinal cord, nerves A) Outgrowths. B) Nervous. C) Circulatory. D) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 5. The brain is part of the peripheral nervous system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Somatic and autonomic nerves are both: A) Afferent nerves. B) Efferent nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) In the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efferent nerves. 7. This organ within the nervous system receives and sends messages to and from the other parts of the body. A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Brain. D) Kidney. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 8. Includes the nerves that run throughout the body A) Sensory Neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Central Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. E) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Nervous System. 9. The cerebrum is divided into 2 ..... and 4 ..... A) Hemispheres; lobes. B) Regions; quadrants. C) Sides; corners. D) Lobes; hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hemispheres; lobes. 10. Where do spinal nerves originate? A) In the brain. B) In the spinal cord. C) In the peripheral nervous system. D) Outside the central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the spinal cord. 11. It controls the internal functions at rest, like slowing down the heart rate and increasing intestinal and gland activities. A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 12. Blinking of our eyes A) Reflex Action. B) Regular Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex Action. 13. What part of the Nervous system is considered AFFERENT? A) Sensory. B) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 14. Which of the following are in the correct order? A) Organ system, cell, organ, tissue, organism. B) Cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism. C) Cell, tissue, organelle, organ system, organism. D) Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. 15. What is the main job of the peripheral nervous system? A) Only creates feeling in your hands. B) Delivers messages to the CNS & carries messages from brain to rest of body. C) Helps you move gracefully and keeps your balance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delivers messages to the CNS & carries messages from brain to rest of body. 16. These send signals to and from sensory and motor neurons ..... A) Axons. B) Nuclear neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Cell bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. 17. Your "fight or flight" response is controlled by the ..... nervous system A) Peripheral. B) Motor. C) Parasympathetic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. 18. The Primary Areas of the Cerebral Cortex receive sensory signals and the Association Areas A) Pass them on. B) Analyze and interpret the signals. C) Delete the signals. D) Cross the signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyze and interpret the signals. 19. At what stages do Sodium/Potassium Channels open? A) Repolarization/ Repolarization. B) Depolarization/ Hyperpolarization. C) Hyperpolarization/ Repolarization. D) Depolarization/ Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depolarization/ Repolarization. 20. This neuron transmits information from the CNS to the rest of the body. A) Sensory neuron. B) Afferent neurons. C) Motor neurons. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neurons. ← 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