This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 830 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 830 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Internal brain chamber filled with cerebrospinal fluid A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Ventricle. C) Pons. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricle. 2. Part of Peripheral Nervous system that voluntarily controls the body A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Autonomic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic. 3. All the motor nerves except A) Accessory. B) They will abduct. C) Trochlear. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trigeminal. 4. Which lobe of the brain lets you perceive that it is cold outside? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 5. A hinge joint allows A) A wide range of movements. B) Movement in only one direction (back & forth). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement in only one direction (back & forth). 6. This coordinates movements and balance A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 7. Reflex reactions are controlled by the ..... A) Brain. B) Nerves. C) Spinal Cord. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal Cord. 8. When do ischemic strokes occur? A) It occurs when a blood vessel in a brain leaks. B) It occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked. C) It occurs when the brain is violently shaken or jarred. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked. 9. Which component of the nervous system is the umbrella term grouping the sympathetic and parasympathetic division? A) Afferent nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic nervous system. 10. What cells line the ventricles of the brain? A) Neurons. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal cells. D) Epithelial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ependymal cells. 11. Eosin stains which part of the cell organelles? A) Nucleus. B) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytoplasm. 12. Where does the spinal cord lie? A) Vertebrate. B) Vertebral column. C) Spinal column. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebral column. 13. The "bumps" on your tongue are A) Taste buds. B) Gustatory nerve endings. C) Papillae. D) Eyelid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Papillae. 14. Which disease is caused by injury to the developing brain? A) Cerebral Palsy. B) Epilepsy. C) Encephalitis. D) Meningitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral Palsy. 15. Which part of the brain is responsible for hearing sounds? A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 16. Rachel is driving to school when another car suddenly pulls out in front of her. She slams on the brakes, an action which prevents an accident from occurring. Rachel begins to feel an adrenaline rush as her heart starts racing. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for this response? A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Visceral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic nervous system. 17. Which part of our peripheral nervous system regulates activity of smooth and cardiac muscles and glands? A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 18. When there is damage to a Peripheral nerve axon, ..... form channels for regrowth. A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Satellite cells. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann cells. 19. The drug caffeine affects the nervous system by A) Keeping a neurotransmitter from breaking down. B) Increasing the production of a neurotransmitter. C) Binding to a receptor that is meant for another neurotransmitter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Binding to a receptor that is meant for another neurotransmitter. 20. The smallest functional unit of the nervous system is: A) Neuron. B) Electrochemical signals. C) Hormones. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. ← 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