This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 894 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 894 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the central nervous system like? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Spinal cord and brain. C) Brain and cerebellum. D) Cerebellum and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 2. The ..... vibrate A) Brain. B) Outer ear. C) Eardrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eardrum. 3. Gaps between myelin sheath A) Neurotransmitter. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Vesicle. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nodes of Ranvier. 4. Important in maintaining homeostasis; maintains body temperature, water balance, and metabolism. controls emotions and drives such as hunger & thirst A) Thalamus. B) Epithalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 5. ..... Carries information throughout the body A) Epidermis. B) Brain. C) Homeostasis. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 6. The ..... lobe integrates information from our senses, interprets our sense of touch, and monitors the relative position of the body A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 7. Allows the neuron to receive information A) Cell body. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 8. Which division of the nervous system has the ability to regenerate its axons? A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 9. Nerves transport information A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which of the following could be part of the peripheral nervous system? ¿Cuál de los siguientes podría ser parte del sistema nervioso periférico? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Sensory organ. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory organ. 11. Brought together creating sensations and turning them into perceptions which is acted out by motor. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Integrative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Integrative. 12. Once a threshold is acheived during nerve impulse flow, an event called ..... occurs. A) Diffusion. B) Wave. C) Excitation. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action potential. 13. What makes up the brain? A) Nerve tissue. B) Brain tissue. C) Cortex tissue. D) Stem tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve tissue. 14. The blood-brain barrier serves to ..... A) Prevent many water-soluble molecules from entering the brain. B) Provide physical protection to brain tissue. C) Block the movement of axons and dendrites out of their usual positions. D) Cushion the brain from jolts or sudden movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevent many water-soluble molecules from entering the brain. 15. What is the most likely response to a hot temperature environment? A) Shivering. B) Goosebumps. C) Sweating. D) Fever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweating. 16. Which sensory phenomenon acts as a warning signal of an imminent seizure or migraine? A) Aura. B) Disorder. C) Great evil. D) Tinnitus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aura. 17. A brief change in membrane potential of a nerve due to the movement of ions across the plasma membrane (also known as an impulse). A) Action potential. B) Graded potential. C) Saltatory conduction. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 18. Why gives white matter its color? A) Myelin-covered axons. B) Neuron cell bodies. C) Blood vessels. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin-covered axons. 19. The ..... nervous system regulates activities that are under conscious control, such as the movement of the skeletal muscles. A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Motor. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 20. Which part of the eye contains neurons that are light-sensitive? A) The choroid. B) The lens. C) The cornea. D) The retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The retina. ← 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