This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 861 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 861 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The adrenal glands make hormones that help you regulate your metabolism. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Involuntary stimuli transmitted to cardiac and smooth muscles. A) Somatic Reflexes. B) Autonomic reflexes. C) Neuroglia. D) Nerve Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic reflexes. 3. The long part of the neuron that carries signals away from the cell body: A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 4. As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy ..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) Increases exponentially. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 5. Connections of neurons that explain reflexive behavior: A) Fight or Flight. B) Reflexes. C) Autonomic. D) Reflex Arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex Arc. 6. When synapses occur ..... A) Electrical energy is converted into more electrical energy. B) Chemical energy running through the neuron is passed through the synapse. C) Electrical energy from one neuron in converted to chemical energy in the synapse, to stimulate electrical energy in the next neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical energy from one neuron in converted to chemical energy in the synapse, to stimulate electrical energy in the next neuron. 7. The portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brainstem. 8. Which two locations will you find the ball and socket joints A) Arms and elbows. B) Knees and hips. C) Skull and neck. D) Shoulders and hips. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shoulders and hips. 9. Which of the TWO nervous systems contains motor and sensory neurons? A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral. 10. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls hearing A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal. 11. The nervous system is divided into the ..... and the ..... ; the former consists of ..... ; the latter ..... A) ANS; PNS; the nerves around the body; the ventricles. B) ANS; CNS; the nerves around the body; the brain and spinal cord. C) CNS; PNS; the nerves around the body; the ventricles. D) CNS; PNS; the brain and spinal cord; the nerves around the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CNS; PNS; the brain and spinal cord; the nerves around the body. 12. Using immunochemistry method, which antibodies will be used to determine neuronal cells? A) Anti-GFAP. B) Anti-NeuN. C) Anti-Iba1. D) We learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-NeuN. 13. Abnormal, localized dilation of a blood vessel in the cerebrum A) Cerebral palsy. B) Cerebral aneurysm. C) Hydrocephalus. D) Astigmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral aneurysm. 14. Sensory pathways carry information to the ..... and motor pathways carry information from the ..... A) Somatic nervous system; peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system; somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system; central nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system; peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system; central nervous system. 15. Which brain function might be directly affected by an injury to the frontal lobe? What brain function could be directly affected by an injury to the frontal lobe? A) Recognizing faces. B) Making decisions. C) Processing light input. D) Processing sound input. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making decisions. 16. The nerves that go all throughout your body are part of the A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 17. What happens to neurotransmitters after they have been used? A) They are broken down and discarded. B) They are carried back and recycled. C) They become white matter. D) They become grey matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are carried back and recycled. 18. Charge on outside of resting nerve cell A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 19. What two types of cells make up the brain? A) Hypothalamus and thalamus cells. B) Neurons and glial cells. C) Red and white blood cells. D) Frontal and parietal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons and glial cells. 20. Which two systems is the autonomic nervous system further divided into? A) Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems. B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems. C) Sensory and Motor Nervous Systems. D) Somatic and Autonomic Nervous Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems. ← 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