This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 862 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 862 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main function of this nervous system is to incorporate the information it is getting and systematize the information so that it can queue a proper response? This system is also composed of the brain and the spinal chord. A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 2. A reflex is a(n) ..... A) Part of the brain that controls involuntary movements. B) Connection between 2 neurons. C) Automatic movement response to a stimulus. D) A neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Automatic movement response to a stimulus. 3. Sensory receptors in muscles and tendons: A) Cutaneous sense organs. B) Proprioceptors. C) Motor neurons. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proprioceptors. 4. Lipid portion that covers and protects the axon A) Schwann cells. B) Neurilemma. C) White matter. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheath. 5. Which of the following organs does not belong to the Nervous System? A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Muscles. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscles. 6. Cyt/o A) Cell. B) Skull. C) To shake violently. D) Rapid contracting and relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell. 7. Neurons carry nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What does the lens help in A) It helps to focus light. B) Pupil. C) Sclera. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps to focus light. 9. Axons carry impulses towards the cell body of the neuron and dendrites carry impulses away from the cell body of the neuron. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which area of the brain controls vital bodily functions such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature, & digestion?(Sousa, 2017, p.18) A) Hippocampus. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 11. Unmyelinated nerve fibers and cell bodies are called A) White matter. B) Gray Matter. C) Nerves. D) Bundles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gray Matter. 12. Made of a fatty substance that insulates and prevents the electrical current from leaving the axon A) Myelin Sheath. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin Sheath. 13. Which system includes only the brain and spinal cord? A) PNS. B) CNS. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 14. What category of neuron make up 99% of neurons in the body? A) Afferent (sensory). B) Efferent (motor). C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. 15. Eye movement is brought about by all of these except ..... A) Ophthalmic nerve. B) IV. C) III. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ophthalmic nerve. 16. Enceph- A) Brain. B) Treelike. C) Nerve. D) Membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 17. One of the purposes of the Nervous System is to be an instrument of communication between different parts of the body. A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Collections of neuron cell bodies that are found outside the CNS. A) Ganglia. B) Nerves. C) Axons. D) Synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganglia. 19. Passes signals to the brain A) Frontal Lobe. B) Spinal cord. C) Sensory Neurons. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 20. Acts as the body's control center and coordinates the body's activities. A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Nervous System. ← 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