This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 878 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 878 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This part of the nervous system that communicates involuntary instructions from the CNS to the skeletal muscles A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 2. Which event in nerve impulse is a polarized plasma membrane(fewer positive inside than out) A) Resting Neuron. B) Depolarization. C) Re-polarization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resting Neuron. 3. What does the middle ear consist of? A) Ear canal, Ear drum. B) Ear canal, ossicles. C) Ear drum, Ossicles. D) Ossicles, Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear drum, Ossicles. 4. Alzheimer disease A) Damage to blood vessels in the brain; a stroke. B) Blunt injury in the brain severe enough to cause loss of consciousness. C) Brain disorder marked by deterioration in mental activity (dementia). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain disorder marked by deterioration in mental activity (dementia). 5. Which structure is responsible for reflexes of hearing and vision? A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Spinal cord elongated. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain. 6. What type of cells carry impulses from the sense organs, such as eyes and ears, to the spinal cord and brain? A) Sensory Neurons. B) Photoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Nociceptors. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Neurons. 7. Which one can help the brain be healthy A) Eating apples. B) Eating chips. C) Drinking sodas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating apples. 8. The brain has ridges called: A) Gyri. B) Sulci. C) Fissures. D) Peaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyri. 9. Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic bodily functions such as breathing and heart rate? A) Frontal lobe. B) Cerebellum. C) Parietal lobe. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain Stem. 10. A region of the brain that which is responsible for muscle coordination, maintains muscle tone and posture, and coordinates balance for locomotion. A) Right and left hemisphere. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 11. The involuntary nervous system can also be called the ..... nervous system. A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Central. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 12. This system responds to information. A) Outgrowths. B) Nervous. C) Skeletal. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 13. The supporting cells that form myelin around axons in the brain and spinal cord are called A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Osteocytes. C) Myocytes. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligodendrocytes. 14. Check the correct statement A) Our body has just 1 type of nerve. B) Our body has 2 types of nerves. C) Our body has no nerves on it. D) Our body has 3 types of nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our body has 3 types of nerves. 15. The neuron is the basic functional unit of the nervous system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Short, thick nerve that carries signals from the eye to the brain A) Pupil. B) Lens. C) Retina. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optic nerve. 17. The fear of heights A) Claustrophobia. B) Agoraphobia. C) Acrophobia. D) Social phobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acrophobia. 18. Top part of brain that has a wrinkly tissue is A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 19. What is it called where two or more bones connect A) Joint. B) Tendon. C) Ligaments. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 20. Decreased respiration A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. ← 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