This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 835 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 835 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The most superior portion of the brain stem A) Mid brain. B) Pons. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mid brain. 2. Which part of the brain (brain stem) regulates vision, hearing, motor control, alertness and thermoregulation? A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain. 3. What does the Myelin Sheath cover? A) Covers the glial cells. B) Covers axons and some parts of spinal cord. C) Covers the synapse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Covers axons and some parts of spinal cord. 4. The nervous system is made up of ..... parts. A) Different. B) Similar. C) No. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different. 5. What do mechanoreceptors detect? A) Chemicals. B) Heat. C) Pressure. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pressure. 6. Another name for the message sent through the body. A) Reaction. B) Impulse. C) Stimulus. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impulse. 7. Nerves that connect motor and sensory neurons are called: A) Afferent nerves. B) Efferent nerves. C) Association nerves (interneurons). D) Sensory/motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Association nerves (interneurons). 8. They are also called leukocytes. They help the boy fight germs and diseases. A) Red blood cells. B) Hemoglobin. C) White blood cells. D) Erythrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White blood cells. 9. The hormone responsible for your feelings of stress A) Amygdala. B) Hypothalamus. C) Adrenaline. D) Cortisol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cortisol. 10. Vibrations of what structure create waves within the perilymph of the cochlear tube? A) Tympanic membrane. B) Pinna. C) Auditory canal. D) Oval window. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oval window. 11. Which system has the brain as the main organ? A) Skeletal. B) Muscular. C) Nervous. D) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 12. What does the somatic nervous system of the PNS collect information through? A) Sensory organs such as the skin and muscles. B) Sensory organs such as eyes and ears. C) Motor neurons. D) The brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory organs such as eyes and ears. 13. . The neuron processes that normally receives incoming stimuli are called: A) Axons. B) Dendrites. C) Neurolemmas. D) Schwann cells. E) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 14. The nervous system is made up of two principal divisions, the ..... A) Central and sympathetic. B) Sympathetic and parasympathetic. C) Peripheral and central. D) Peripheral and autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral and central. 15. Controls voluntary bodily functions (consciously controlled), such as controlling skeletal muscles. A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 16. The electrical signal nerve cells transmit is called the: A) Action potential. B) Action reflex. C) Repolarization. D) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 17. The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called A) Hormones. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Synapses. D) Sensory neurons. E) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitters. 18. Major Divisions of the Nervous System A) Central Nervous System (CNS). B) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). C) Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). 19. True or false:The right hemisphere controls the left side of the body while the left hemisphere controls the right side of the body A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which of the following is NOT a function coordinated by the brainstem? A) Respiration. B) Circulation. C) Memory. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Memory. ← 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