This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 79 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 79 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The control center of the body is the central nervous system. What are the two main parts of the central nervous system? A) Brain and heart. B) Brain and spine. C) Brain and spleen. D) Brain and liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spine. 2. Blood rushing to the muscles, heart rate and lung capacity increasing are due to which part of the nervous system? A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic nervous system. 3. The ..... lobe, found near the ears, processes hearing and is involved in memory retrieval. A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 4. A small part of the brainstem involved in motor functions and processing auditory and visual information A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Occipital lobe. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midbrain. 5. Coordinates movement and muscle activity, balance A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Connecting neuron. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 6. Why are neuroglia more likely to form a brain tumor than neurons? A) Neuroglia never loose the ability to divide. B) Neurons never loose the ability to divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuroglia never loose the ability to divide. 7. Type of neuron that carries messages to the brain; also known as sensory neurons. A) Afferent. B) They will bring. C) Somatic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will bring. 8. Encephalotomy means A) Surgical removal of the brain. B) Surgical repair of the brain. C) Incision of the brain. D) Softening of the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incision of the brain. 9. What part of the ear is #3 pointing to? A) Tympanic Membrane. B) Ossicles. C) Semicircular Canals. D) Cochlea. E) Auricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tympanic Membrane. 10. The mind is not possible without the remarkable physical complexity that is built into the brain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. This is connected to the spinal cord; it controls your heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion. A) Nerves. B) Brain stem. C) Spine. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 12. What is a synapse? A) A electrical current passed through a neurone. B) A junction where one neurone can chemically signal to another neurone. . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A junction where one neurone can chemically signal to another neurone. . 13. How do each area in the same cerebral hemisphere communicate A) Projection tract. B) Association tract. C) Commisural tract. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Association tract. 14. Neurotransmitters: A) Are released by the postsynaptic cell. B) Occur in gap junctions. C) Are chemical signals. D) Are broken down slowly after they are released. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are chemical signals. 15. System increased vital signs A) Sympathetic system. B) Knee jerk reflex. C) Central nervous system. D) Sensory neurons. E) Parasympathetic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic system. 16. What is mathematical/Logical? A) Enjoys photography, drawing, and painting; can read maps. B) Enjoys working with numbers, likes to solve problems; likes logic games. C) Enjoys helping others, gets along well with team members, likes talking things over. D) Enjoys reading, doing crossword puzzles, and writing stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjoys working with numbers, likes to solve problems; likes logic games. 17. Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep. A) Sleep apnoea. B) Hallucination. C) Narcolepsy. D) Insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insomnia. 18. The 2 types of nervous system cells are ..... A) Neurons and Neuroglial cells. B) Neurons and Dendrites. C) Lobes and Layers. D) Neuroglial and oligodendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons and Neuroglial cells. 19. Patients may describe a loss of consciousness by saying ..... A) I passed by. B) I passed. C) I passed out. D) I had a passout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I passed out. 20. How many PNS Glial Cells are there? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. ← 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