This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 959 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 959 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main division of the nervous system contains all nerves, not in the brain or spinal cord. Composed of sensory and motor neurons A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Reflex arc. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 2. Astrocytes are: A) Cells which provide support to axons by providing myelin sheath. B) Cells which help to regulate the neurons chemical environment. C) Star-shaped cells that maintain a neurons working environment. D) Cells that run around neurons in the sensory, sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Star-shaped cells that maintain a neurons working environment. 3. Region of the cerebrum responsible for processing visual information: A) Hypothalamus. B) Occipital lobe. C) Mammillary body. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital lobe. 4. White A) Red. B) Black. C) White. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White. 5. The ..... nervous system automatically restores bodily systems to their normal level of functioning after the need for heightened activity has passed. A) Somatic. B) Central. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic. 6. The ..... regulates events that are involuntary, such as smooth and cardiac muscles. A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 7. Which body system sends messages to the brain? A) Nervous. B) Muscular. C) Skeletal. D) Cardiovascular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous. 8. This fissure divides the cerebellum from the cerebrum A) Longitudinal. B) Transverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transverse. 9. Which nerve is motor & sensory and responsible for heart rate & respiration rate and organ sensation & taste? A) Vagus (X). B) Optic (II). C) Facial (VII). D) Hypoglossal (XII). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagus (X). 10. Riding a bicycle requires balance and constant adjustment and monitoring by the rider in order to continue cycling. Successfully riding a bicycle most directly results from the ability to A) Sexually reproduce. B) Grow and develop. C) Detect and respond to change. D) Metabolize food for energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detect and respond to change. 11. What form of sensation includes fine and crude touch? A) Somatic sensation. B) Palpatory sensation. C) Motor sensation. D) All of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic sensation. 12. What are receptors? A) Nerve endings to detect changes outside the body. B) Nerve endings to detect charges inside the body. C) Nerve endings to detect changes inside and outside the body. D) Nerve endings to the body that share information with one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve endings to detect changes inside and outside the body. 13. Protective covering on the brain and spinal cord that resembles a spider web A) Arachnoid Mater. B) Pia Mater. C) Dura Mater. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arachnoid Mater. 14. The funiculi all contain ..... A) Gray synapses. B) Sensory fibers. C) Motor fibers. D) Nerve tracts . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve tracts . 15. He "blind spot" is caused by ..... A) The inability of the lens to focus. B) The optic nerve. C) A cataract. D) A misshaped cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The optic nerve. 16. The structure in the eye where light comes through is the? A) Retina. B) Iris. C) Pupil. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pupil. 17. Which of the following produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)? A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Schwann cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells. 18. What types of animals have vertical pupils? A) Ground predators. B) Birds of prey. C) Humans. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ground predators. 19. This kind of nerve gathers information from the environment and sends it to the brain. A) Motor neurons. B) Skin neurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Transfer neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons. 20. What produces myelin in the PNS? A) Schwann cell. B) Axon. C) Nucleus. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cell. ← 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