This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 794 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 794 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -one;-us A) Around; surrounding. B) Turning. C) Structure; tissue; thing. D) Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structure; tissue; thing. 2. Which system controls all other body systems? A) Muscular. B) Excretory. C) Nervous. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 3. This area of the brain controls sensory areas such as pain, touch, heat, and cold A) Parietal. B) Occipital. C) Frontal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal. 4. Which body system sends electrical signals to the rest of the body? A) Skeletal. B) Circulatory. C) Nervous. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 5. Glioma A) Cancerous tumor of the brain tissue. B) Mental deterioration. C) Also known as Lou Gehrig disease; affects nerves responsible for movement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cancerous tumor of the brain tissue. 6. What is related to mechanoreceptors? A) Hair cells in the nose. B) Hair cells in the inner ear. C) Hair cell in the taste buds. D) Photoreceptor in the retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hair cells in the inner ear. 7. What do sodium-potassium pumps do? A) Move Na in and K out. B) Move K in and Na out. C) Move Na and K into the neuron. D) Move Na and K out of the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move K in and Na out. 8. A part of the peripheral nervous system called the autonomic nervous system controls many of the body processes you almost never need to think about, like breathing, digestion, sweating, and shivering. A) T. B) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 9. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Gli/o [ GLI/O ]? A) Thin, Slender. B) Glue, Neurological Tissue. C) Tension. D) Movement. E) Union, Together, Joined. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glue, Neurological Tissue. 10. An increase in ocular pressure may develop into ..... for a patient. The patient may have mild visual disturbances and little to no pain. A) Cataract. B) Glaucoma. C) Conjunctivitis. D) Astigmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glaucoma. 11. The ..... connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 12. Does the nervous system make sure each organ system communicates properly? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. The nervous system is highly vascularized. What does this mean? A) It contains many blood vessels that supply cells with O2 and other nutrients. B) It contains many cells that function in electrochemical signaling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It contains many blood vessels that supply cells with O2 and other nutrients. 14. This system receives information about what is going on inside and outside of your body. Then, it processes that information and forms a response to it. A) Muscular System. B) Skeletal System. C) Cardiovascular System. D) Nervous System. E) Respiratory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous System. 15. The stimulation of skeletal muscle tissue allows for ..... A) The pulling of bones. B) Constriction of tracts. C) Dilation of tracts. D) Increased heart rate. E) Decreased heart rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pulling of bones. 16. The function of the medulla is A) Coordination of voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech. B) High-level brain functions it is responsible for intelligence, language, memory and consciousness. C) To help regulate breathing, heart and blood vessel function, digestion, sneezing, and swallowing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help regulate breathing, heart and blood vessel function, digestion, sneezing, and swallowing. 17. Shoulder A) Abducting. B) Accessory. C) Vagus. D) Auditory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accessory. 18. This glial cell is responsible for building the myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system. A) Neuron. B) Schwann cells. C) Oligodendrocyte. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schwann cells. 19. Match the system with its correct description:The peripheral nervous system A) Match the system with its correct description:The peripheral nervous system. B) Consists of cranial and spinal nerves carrying impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord. C) Only conducts impulses from the CNS to internal organ muscles. D) Consists of the brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consists of cranial and spinal nerves carrying impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord. 20. Unipolar neurons have A) Many dendrites and one axon. B) One cell extension that splits into an axon and dendrite. C) Large cell bodies. D) Many axons and one dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One cell extension that splits into an axon and dendrite. ← 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