This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 824 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 824 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the main organ of the Nervous System? A) Brain. B) Liver. C) Heart. D) Kidneys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 2. It controls the right side of the body. It is in charge of logic, science and math. A) Right side of the brain. B) Left side of the brain. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left side of the brain. 3. The region connecting the brain to the spinal cord, responsible for basic life functions like breathing and heartbeat A) Cerebellum. B) Brainstem. C) Frontal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brainstem. 4. There are 5 pairs of ..... nerves. A) Sacral. B) Cranial. C) Coccygeal. D) Plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sacral. 5. Part of the brain used to make your heart beat. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brainstem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brainstem. 6. Which imaging system is suitable to detect hemorrhagic stroke in the brain? A) CT Scan. B) MRI. C) FMRI. D) PET. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CT Scan. 7. Which lobe of the brain is in charge of the higher executive functions (self-control)? A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal. 8. Facial sensation, Tongue sensation, Open/close jaw A) Trochlear. B) Facial. C) Vagus. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trigeminal. 9. What is the difference between a reflex and a normal response? A) It is slower. B) It is faster. C) There is no difference. D) A reflex doesn't have a stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is faster. 10. Which faculty was not associated with phrenology? A) Causality. B) Calculation. C) Continuity. D) Creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creativity. 11. *BONUS* There are over ..... different kinds of nerve cells in the average body. (Think hard and don't yell at me if you get it wrong because it makes sense and its a trick question) A) 30. B) 600. C) 500. D) 1 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30. 12. Tyler pulled his arm and hand away from a hot light bulb. Which list below correctly traces the path of the nerve impulse? A) Sensory neuron brain motor neurons. B) Sensory neuron spinal cord motor neurons. C) Sensory neuron motor neurons brain spinal cord. D) Sensory neuron spinal cord brain spinal cord motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron spinal cord motor neurons. 13. Simplest response to a stimulus A) Effectors. B) Receptors. C) Reflex. D) Threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 14. Which neurons send the stimulus to the effector muscle? A) SPINAL. B) MOVEMENT. C) SENSORY. D) MOTOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MOTOR. 15. The part of the ear that vibrates when sound strikes it is the? A) Ear drum. B) Semicircular canals. C) Auricle. D) Auditory canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ear drum. 16. Saltatory conduction of a nerve impulse occurs only along myelinated axons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which side of the synapse contains ligand-gated ion channels? A) Presynaptic. B) Postsynaptic. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postsynaptic. 18. What is increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms? A) Phobia. B) Syncope. C) Dementia. D) Exacerbation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exacerbation. 19. What does the root word noci-mean? A) Sensory. B) Pain. C) Color. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pain. 20. An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus. A) Reflex. B) Behavior. C) Medulla. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. ← 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