This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 760 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 760 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The most basic uni of all living organisms. A) Organ. B) Tissue. C) Cell. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell. 2. Neurons can be classified according to their function and shape. These neurons take nerve impulses from central nerve system to the muscles or glands. What is it? A) Sensory neuron. B) Motor neuron. C) Association neuron. D) Interneuron tagsreflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neuron. 3. Responsible for the formation of language/speech. A) Broca's area. B) Wernicke's area. C) Auditory Association area. D) Gustatory Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's area. 4. What is meant by Spinal courd A) Carry impulses away from the cell body of neuron. B) Main communication link between brain and the rest of the body. C) The system that controls all the activities of the body. D) Reaction to a stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main communication link between brain and the rest of the body. 5. Which answer lists the pathway for vision in the correct order? A) Both answers are correct. B) Optic nerve-optic chiasm-optic tracts-thalamus-superior colliculi of the midbrain. C) Optic nerve-optic chiasm-optic tracts-thalamus-occipital lobe. D) None of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both answers are correct. 6. How do antibodies function to fight infection? A) They damage the cell. B) They mark the cell for death. C) They clump and slow a cell down. D) Antibodies do all of these things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antibodies do all of these things. 7. Change in voltage of a cell membrane in response to a stimulus that results in transmission of an electrical signal; unique to neurons and muscle fibers. A) Action Potential. B) Soma. C) Microglia. D) Choroid Plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Potential. 8. In a reflex arc, the sensory neuron leads to the ..... and the motor neuron leads to the ..... A) Spinal cord, CNS. B) CNS, muscle. C) Spinal cord, muscle. D) Muscle, CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord, muscle. 9. The medulla is part of the A) Motor Neuron. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 10. Sensations from the left side of the body go to the right hemisphere of the cerebrum, and those from the right side of the body go to the left hemisphere A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. The part of the neuron that takes in and receives messages is called the ..... A) Dendrite. B) Nucleus. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 12. What structure of the eye is responsible for focusing light rays on the retina? A) Lens. B) Pupil. C) Cornea. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lens. 13. Photoreceptors that detect color A) Tears. B) Olfactory bulb. C) Cones. D) Gustatory cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cones. 14. Reflex actions such as blinking are controlled by ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal chord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal chord. 15. There are four different lobes of the ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 16. Muscles & Glands A) Sensory Input. B) Motor Output. C) Integration. D) Stimulus (pl. Stimuli). E) Effectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Effectors. 17. Attaches bone to bone A) Tendon. B) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 18. The "anvil" is actually the: A) Malleolus. B) Incus. C) Stapes. D) Bony labyrinth. E) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incus. 19. When we accidentally happen to touch a hot object, the sensory nerve immediately passes a message to the ..... A) Hands. B) Eyes. C) Spinal cord. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 20. The somatic nervous system controls which muscles? A) Skeletal. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. ← 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