This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 851 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 851 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What should you eat to help your brain stay healthy? A) Cupcakes. B) Salad. C) Ice cream. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salad. 2. An automatic reaction to stimuli is called a/an ..... A) Reflex. B) Contraction. C) Twitch. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 3. ..... nervous system is heavily influenced by emotions. A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 4. Liver releases glucose for energy A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 5. The input region of a neuron is/are called the ..... A) Soma. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 6. Which of the following is controlled by sensory neurons ..... A) Your meal tastes salty. B) Contracting arm muscles to lift a weight. C) Lungs inhaling/exhaling. D) Picking up a pencil to take notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your meal tastes salty. 7. Carry impulses from the skin and organs to the spinal cord and brain A) Neurilemma. B) Motor Neurons. C) Interneurons/ Association Neurons. D) Sensory Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory Neurons. 8. This branch of the PNS consist of sensory receptors that carry information to the CNS and nerves that carry instructions from CNS to skeletal muscles. It is voluntary. A) Motor pathway. B) Somatic. C) Sensory pathway. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 9. A ..... diagnoses, treats and manages disorders of the brain and nervous system. A) Gastrologist. B) Pulmonologist. C) Neurologist. D) Pediatrician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurologist. 10. Masses of interneuron cell bodies in the central nervous system A) Nuclei. B) Ganglia. C) Dorsal root. D) Ventral root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclei. 11. Seizures, and temporary loss of consciousness is a symptom of: A) Hydrocephalus. B) Meningitis. C) Neuritis. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epilepsy. 12. What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane (dendrite)? A) Calcium binding with a receptor site. B) Potassium leaking into the post-synaptic membrane. C) Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites on protein channel. D) Neurotransmitter being removed from the synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites on protein channel. 13. Which lobe was ruined when Phineas Gage had a rod blasted through his head? A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 14. These are lobes of the cerebrum found on the very top. A) Parietal. B) Insula. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal. 15. Dendrites main function: A) Main effector or output region of a neuron. B) Transmits hormones to the brain. C) Sends signals to muscles and glands. D) Main receptive or main input regions of a neuron . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Main receptive or main input regions of a neuron . 16. The largest part of the brain that handles much of our conscious actions like interpreting touch, vision, hearing, speech, reasoning, emotions, learning and fine control movement. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 17. The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system are both part of the A) Central nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Endocrine system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 18. What extends from the brain and spinal cord to the different parts of the body? A) Blood. B) Nerves. C) Vertebra. D) Vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 19. The binding of NT's to specific receptors at a neuron-neuron chemical synapse is ..... A) Stimulatory. B) Inhibitory. C) Both answers are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct. 20. Where does the afferent nerves take information? A) Takes information out of the CNS. B) Brings information into the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brings information into the CNS. ← 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