This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 80 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 80 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False. The somatic nervous system controls the skelatal muscles while the autonomic nervous system controls the smooth and cardiac muscles. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. The message that travels along a nerve is called ..... A) Stimulus. B) Response. C) Sensation. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Response. 3. Which statement best describes the role sensory receptors? A) Sensory neurons transmit information about external stimuli. B) Sensory neurons control movement of muscles. C) Sensory neurons regulate the digestive system. D) Sensory neurons process and interpret information received by other neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons transmit information about external stimuli. 4. Dilation of the vessels for the skeletal muscles, increase heart rate, constriction of most blood vessels A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 5. Ears are the organs of A) Sight. B) Hearing. C) Smell. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hearing. 6. Numbness A) Tingling. B) Numbness. C) Work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Numbness. 7. The space between neurons is called the ..... A) Axon end. B) Dendrite end. C) Soma, or Cell Body. D) Synapse, or Synaptic Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synapse, or Synaptic Gap. 8. The basic structural unit of the nervous system is called a ..... A) None of these. B) Neuron. C) Cyton. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 9. The spinal cord is protected by ..... A) The spine. B) The ribs. C) Fluid. D) The legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fluid. 10. Where is the heart muscle found? A) In the stomach. B) In the back. C) In the heart. D) In the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the heart. 11. Which type of neuron has multiple dendrites A) Multipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Unipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multipolar. 12. What is the synaptic cleft? A) The joining between two neurons. B) The gap between 2 neurons. C) The body between the nucleus and the dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gap between 2 neurons. 13. The Peripheral nervous system can be broken down into A) Autonomic and Somatic systems. B) Automatic and somatic systems. C) Autoimmune and Somantic systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic and Somatic systems. 14. This part of the neuron carries impulses away from the cell body. A) Dendrites. B) Myelin sheath. C) Axons. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axons. 15. What is the function of a cell body? A) Receives the stimulus. B) Contains the nucleus and other cell organelles. C) Transmits stimulus to next cell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains the nucleus and other cell organelles. 16. Photoreceptors are specialized for detecting what? A) Temperature changes. B) Touch. C) Light. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 17. A covering around axons, which is produced by neuroglia, is called the ..... sheath. A) Myelin. B) Nervous. C) Glial. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 18. Nervous system is made up of A) 3 parts. B) 2 parts. C) 4 parts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 parts. 19. Provides additional enzymes(pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine. A) Liver. B) Kidneys. C) Gall bladder. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pancreas. 20. What is the function of the spinalcord A) Information superhighway. B) Processing center. C) Decision center. D) Control center. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information superhighway. ← 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