This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1007 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1007 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Disease of the brain A) Encephalitis. B) Encephalotomy. C) Encephalectomy. D) Encephalopathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encephalopathy. 2. Dendrites send messages to the axon endings A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Sympathetic A) Consists of nerves and has two divisions:somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system. B) Usually works with sympathetic nervous system to maintain homeostasis in the body and to control in. C) Carries messages between the CNS and the body. D) Usually works with parasympathetic nervous system to maintain homeostasis in the body and to control in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Usually works with parasympathetic nervous system to maintain homeostasis in the body and to control in. 4. Light enters the eyes through ..... A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Retina. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 5. A type of glial cell that produces myelin and supports nerve cells A) Erythrocyte. B) Astrocyte. C) Microglia. D) Schwann Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann Cell. 6. What type of cells line the ventricles of the brain? A) Ependymal cells. B) Epithelial cells. C) Neurons. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 7. Which lobe processes sensations and perceives objects in space? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 8. CHEMICALS THAT SEND MESSAGES ACROSS THE SYNAPSE A) NEUROTRANSMITTERS. B) SYNAPSES. C) NERVES. D) AXONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NEUROTRANSMITTERS. 9. A drug that induces sleep and is used to treat insomnia is called a ..... A) Hypnotic. B) Somnic. C) Anti-insomnia. D) Asomnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypnotic. 10. Which system controls emotional experiences? A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Limbic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limbic. 11. Numerous extensions of neuron that receive messages A) Axons. B) Cell bodies. C) Dendrites. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 12. Symptoms of a severe headache, stiff neck and nonblanching rash are consistent with: A) Flu. B) Meningitis. C) Migraines. D) IF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meningitis. 13. Which part of the brain is responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye and auditory reflexes. A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midbrain. 14. The region of the brain is superior to the temporal lobe and plays a role in language processing. A) Parietal lobe. B) Ventricle. C) Cerebrum. D) Spinal cord. E) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal lobe. 15. Which of the following bodily functions results from parasympathetic nervous system action? A) Increased salivation. B) Increased perspiration. C) Increased respiration. D) Decreased stomach contractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased salivation. 16. Which part of the brain controls heart beat? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 17. Part of a neuron the intakes information from other neurons A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Cell body. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 18. Endorphins A) Pain relief, feeling of pleasure, contentedness. B) Stress response, alertness. C) Voluntary movement, mood, memory, sleep. D) Energy, glucose metabolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pain relief, feeling of pleasure, contentedness. 19. Which is true for CT scan? A) It gives higher radiation than X-ray. B) It gives planar view of bones and other structures. C) It shows function more than anatomy. D) It shows more detail than MRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gives higher radiation than X-ray. 20. Negatively affects higher nervous activity A) Normal sleep. B) Normal food. C) Playing sports. D) Smoking and drugs. E) Alternation of work and rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoking and drugs. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Nervous System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books