This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 903 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 903 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse after an emergency is over? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Cranial Nerves. D) Spinal Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 2. Taste (gustatory) area A) Insula. B) Frontal lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. E) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insula. 3. What lobe is the motor cortex located in? A) Temporal. B) Frontal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal. 4. Which division of the nervous system speeds up your heart rate? A) Somatic. B) Central. C) Autonomic. D) Brain and Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic. 5. This tough band of connective tissue connects muscles to bones. A) Ligament. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 6. If your spinal cord is severed in the lumbar region, would you still be able to move your arms? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 7. A neuron that conducts an impulse away from the CNS is called a/an A) Unipolar neuron. B) Motor neuron. C) Sensory neuron. D) Association neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neuron. 8. Which nerve system is affected by Bell's palsy? A) Trigeminal nerve. B) Sciatic nerve. C) Pudendal nerve. D) Genitofemoral nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trigeminal nerve. 9. Most of the cerebrospinal fluid is found in the ..... A) Dural sinuses. B) Pia mater. C) Subarachnoid space. D) Epidural space. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subarachnoid space. 10. What does the PNS consist of? A) The brain and spinal cord. B) All of the nerves. C) The lungs and heart. D) The brain, spinal cord, nerves and lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the nerves. 11. The brain and spinal cord make up the ..... nervous system. A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Central. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central. 12. What is a overstretched muscle/tendon called? A) Contraction. B) Fractured. C) Broken. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strain. 13. Neurons only ever have one ..... A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Nissl body. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 14. Microglia are like what other cell type found in the body? A) Macrophages. B) Epidermal cells. C) Cartilage. D) Striated muscle tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macrophages. 15. This protects the brain and spinal cord in a fluid cushion. A) Blood-brain barrier. B) CSF (cerebrospinal fluid). C) Pons. D) Cytoplasm. E) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CSF (cerebrospinal fluid). 16. Center A) Center. B) Star. C) Sense of pain. D) Muscle coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Center. 17. Emma is studying for her biology exam. She learns that the ..... part of the autonomic nervous system is active when she is resting after a long day of school. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 18. The type of neuron that typically travels from the brain to muscles or glands to stimulate a response A) Sensory Nerve. B) Impulses. C) Reflex. D) Motor Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor Nerve. 19. Collection of nerve CELL BODIES in the PNS A) Nerve. B) Tract. C) Nuclei. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganglion. 20. Which part of the retina has a higher concentration of cones than rods? A) Optic disc. B) Macula lutea. C) Central pit. D) None of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macula lutea. ← 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