This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 980 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 980 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord A) Somatic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Axons. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 2. The brain is part of the A) Central Nervous System (CNS). B) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System (CNS). 3. The three layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord are called the A) Pons. B) Ganglia. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meninges. 4. The ..... controls our reflex actions such as blinking A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain stem. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 5. Depolarization is caused by ..... while repolarization is caused by ..... A) Na+ flooding into the cell; Na+ flooding out of the cell. B) K+ flooding into the cell; K+ flooding out of the cell. C) Na+ flooding into the cell; K+ flooding out of the cell. D) K+ flooding into the cell; Na+ flooding out of the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Na+ flooding into the cell; K+ flooding out of the cell. 6. What is the term used to describe the nervous system's analysis and determination of the appropriate response to sensory input? A) Sensory input. B) Motor output. C) Integration. D) Stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Integration. 7. If you cut into a person's brain while they are awake, they will feel the pain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The center of thirst and hunger is in A) Cortex. B) Diencephalon. C) Bridge. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diencephalon. 9. What type of neuron sends messages from your brain to your muscles? A) Motor Neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Sensory Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor Neurons. 10. The auditory ossicles include: A) Clavicle, meniscus. B) Temporal bone. C) Hammer, anvil, stapes. D) Jaws, parietal bone. E) Snail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hammer, anvil, stapes. 11. Which part of your brain keeps you breathing? A) Breathe-o-meter. B) Brain stem. C) Nerves. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 12. Cerebrum helps us to A) Walk and eat. B) Think, reason out, learn, remember and take decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think, reason out, learn, remember and take decisions. 13. Which structure of the neuron carries impulses TOWARD the cell body? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Soma. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 14. Cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, and it is about 85% of the brain's weight. A) TRUE. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. Dendrites collect stimuli and transport them to the cell body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. These muscles are attached to your bones A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Rough. D) Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 17. The brain sends and receives messages A) PNS. B) CNS. C) Spinal Cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 18. When neurotransmitters don't break down, it can cause a problem because A) They are integrated into the senses. B) They stay in the stomach and cause acid reflux. C) They keep activating a response even when the need for it is over. D) They cause the muscles of the eye to stop activating and the iris won't engage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They keep activating a response even when the need for it is over. 19. Somat/o = A) Head. B) Glue. C) Somatic. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Body. 20. Which peripheral nervous system is not part of the Involuntary Nervous System? A) Sensory. B) Engines. C) Somatic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. ← 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