This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 741 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 741 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The peripheral nervous system consists of 12 cranial nerves and 31 spinal nerves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. This part of the brain is responsible for maintaining homeostasis by controlling the release of hormones that control functions like sleep, body temperature, food consumption, and liquid consumption (Sousa, 2017). A) Hippocampus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Limbic System. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 3. Where do impulses originate before traveling down the axon? A) Dendrite. B) Myelin sheath. C) Axon hillock. D) Axon terminal. E) Terminal branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon hillock. 4. What are two parts of the Brainstem? A) Frontal Lobe, Spinal cord. B) Cerebellum, Cerebrum. C) Medulla oblongata, Pontus,. D) Spine, spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata, Pontus,. 5. In a reflex arc, the afferent neurons conduct impulses: A) Towards the central nervous system. B) Away from the central nervous system. C) In between two neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Towards the central nervous system. 6. The nervous system uses ..... A) ONLY electrical signals. B) ONLY chemical signals. C) BOTH chemical and electrical signals. D) Neither chemical nor electrical signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH chemical and electrical signals. 7. Individuals with Broca's aphasia may experience difficulty in their writing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The brain area that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is the: A) Thalamus. B) Epithelium. C) Hypothalamus. D) Limbic system. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithelium. 9. The bundle of fibers that carry information from the retina to the brain is called the ..... A) Optic nerve. B) Blind spot. C) Vitreous humor. D) Aqueous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic nerve. 10. What part of a neuron carries impulses away from the cell body? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin Sheath. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 11. What is the name of the gaps between neurones? A) Conclusion. B) Relay neurone. C) Myelin sheath. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 12. -graphy is the process of recording ..... A) Picture or record. B) Record or people. C) Charts. D) Picture or recording. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Picture or record. 13. The 3 structures of the brain stem from inferior to superior are ..... A) Pons, midbrain, medulla oblongata. B) Medulla oblongata, midbrain, pons. C) Medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain. D) Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain. 14. Rest & digest A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 15. An elderly woman have tremors and shuffling of her gait might be developing: A) Cerebral palsy. B) Alzheimer's disease. C) Parkinson's disease. D) Multiple sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parkinson's disease. 16. Our reflex motion is controlled by ..... A) Circulation System. B) Digestive System. C) Excretion System. D) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous System. 17. The visual cortex A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital Lobe. 18. Integration input allows for communication ..... the brain A) To. B) In. C) From. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 19. Jeremy was swimming in the ocean last Saturday and saw a shark in the water. Jeremy panicked and swam as fast as he could to the shore. Identify what system helped Jeremy get out of the ocean. A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system. 20. ..... control, hunger, thirst, and the five senses. A) Motor neurons. B) Pons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Cranial nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory 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