This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 966 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 966 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word "converging" mean? A) To separate. B) To come together. C) Parallel. D) Perpendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To come together. 2. What part of the nerve carries the nerve impulse away from the cell body? A) Cerebellum. B) Dendrites. C) Conclusion. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 3. Where are the cell bodies of sensory (afferent) neurons found? A) In the muscles & tendons. B) In the skin. C) Inside the CNS. D) Outside the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outside the CNS. 4. The job of this part of the nervous system is to regulate the body's functions involuntarily A) Autonomic NS. B) Somatic NS. C) Central NS. D) Peripheral NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic NS. 5. What are the main parts of a neuron and their functions? A) Cell body, dendrites, and axon. B) Heart, lungs, and liver. C) Root, stem, and leaves. D) Eyes, ears, and nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body, dendrites, and axon. 6. The parietal lobe are part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 7. What is Multiple Sclerosis? A) A bruise. B) A progressive disorder that interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses from the motor areas of the brain. C) The progressive destruction of the myelin sheath. D) A traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The progressive destruction of the myelin sheath. 8. What part of the brain is most effected by Alzheimer's disease? A) Hippocampus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hippocampus. 9. The brain stem is ..... A) It contains fibers. B) The part connected to the mid brain. C) The stem-like part of the base of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The stem-like part of the base of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord. 10. Auditory area A) Insula. B) Frontal lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. E) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal lobe. 11. What is the broad band of nerves that separates the two hemispheres of the brain? A) Corpus Callosum. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corpus Callosum. 12. The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are ..... A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Efferent neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons. 13. A signal begins in the Afferent division. Where does it go next? A) PNS. B) CNS. C) Proprioceptors throughout the body. D) Olfactory Nerve XX. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 14. The delay between sensing something and responding to it is the ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Nervous system. C) Reaction time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaction time. 15. The central nervous system sends and receives messages through the brain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Parkinson's disease results form a disorder in the: A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Basal ganglia. E) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Basal ganglia. 17. Ossicle shown by number ..... A) 3. B) 4. C) 9. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 18. This brain structure relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum and deals with emotion related to memory: A) Pons. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thalamus. 19. SECTION:The Nervous SystemTWO SYSTEMS WITHIN A SYSTEM CNS=Central Nervous SystemWhat is the central nervous system? A) The CNS is the spinal cord only which controls the body by itself. B) The CNS is the brain only which controls your body by itself. C) The CNS is the brain and spinal cord which is the control center for your body. D) The CNS is the nerves and neurons which control the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The CNS is the brain and spinal cord which is the control center for your body. 20. Often called the voice box A) Vocal cords. B) Pharynx. C) Larynx. D) Trachea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Larynx. ← 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