This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 732 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 732 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The area that coordinates visual reflexes is the ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Superior colliculus. C) Inferior colliculus. D) Cerebral peduncles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Superior colliculus. 2. What type of nerve carries messages from the brain & spinal cord to the muscles and glands? A) Microglial. B) Interneuron. C) Efferent or Motor. D) Afferent or Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Efferent or Motor. 3. All are apart of the Autonomic Nervous system except: A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic Nervous System. 4. Optic Nerve is an example of ..... nerves. A) Motor Nerves. B) Sensory Nerves. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Nerves. 5. Surround axons of neurons within the CNS A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Microglia. D) Oligodendrocytes. E) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 6. Which summation occurs when local potentials overlap in time? A) Spatial Summation. B) Temporal Summation. C) Tetanus Summation. D) Subthreshold Summation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal Summation. 7. Hinge joint is present in the ..... A) Elbow. B) Finger. C) Knee. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. Which of the following would the somatic division of the peripheral nervous system innervate? A) Skeletal muscle in your arm. B) Smooth muscle in the wall of your stomach. C) Cardiac muscle in your heart. D) Smooth muscle in the wall of your bladder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle in your arm. 9. ..... carries electrochemical messages. A) Neurons. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 10. The thick, clear jelly that helps give the eyeball its round shape A) Pupil. B) Lens. C) Vitreous humor. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitreous humor. 11. Timmy's dad has 3 daughters:the first one is Jimmy, the second is Jonny, what is the third? A) Slonny. B) Uncle. C) Clonni. D) Timmy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Timmy. 12. Which of the following is NOT a function of the autonomic nervous system? A) Regulating leg muscle contractions during walking. B) Controlling muscle movements in the stomach that push food through. C) Regulating heart rate and respiration rate. D) Controlling contraction of the arrector pili muscles (goosebumps) in the skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulating leg muscle contractions during walking. 13. Which receptor helps you hear your favorite band? A) Mechanoreceptor. B) Bandreceiver. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Idon'tknowwhatIamthinking receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanoreceptor. 14. Regulates balance and muscle coordination A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 15. Another name or term for Cerebrum is what? A) Hindbrain. B) Forebrain. C) Sidebrain. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forebrain. 16. Parkinson's disease results from damage to what brain structure? A) Cerebellum. B) Basal nucleus. C) Brain stem. D) Limbic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basal nucleus. 17. What is another word used for nerve cell? A) Neuron. B) Spinal cord. C) Dendrite. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 18. Brain is of what kind? A) Sensitive and deliate. B) Strong and hard. C) Weak and jelly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensitive and deliate. 19. The part of the nervous system that includes all nerves and sensory organs outside the central nervous system A) Central. B) Axial. C) Medullary. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral. 20. Transmission across a synapse is achieved mainly by a ..... A) Ionic bonding. B) Diffusion of neurotransmitter across the cleft. C) Physical contact of axon to dendrite allowing the nerve impulse to continue onward. D) Diffusion of sodium ions across the cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diffusion of neurotransmitter across the cleft. ← 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