This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1028 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1028 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... is the colorful muscle of the eye that can widen and shrink the pupil A) Retina. B) Cornea. C) Iris. D) Optical nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iris. 2. A condition where your bones can become weak and break easily is called ..... A) Old age. B) Osteoporosis. C) Arthritis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoporosis. 3. The neurons of chimpanzees have more myelin on their axons than human neurons. This makes their reaction time ..... A) Faster. B) Slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faster. 4. A portion of the brainstem that helps regulate breathing. A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Medulla oblongata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pons. 5. This neurotransmitter is linked to feelings of pleasure, euphoria, and reward. A) Dopamine. B) Serotonin. C) Substance p. D) Glutamate. E) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dopamine. 6. True or False. An overproduction or underproduction of certain neurotransmitters can affect a person's mood and quality of life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. To record the activity of the brain and the rhythm of changes in it A) Electroencephalogram. B) Electrocardiogram. C) Electroencephalitis. D) Electroencephalography. E) Electroencephalograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electroencephalogram. 8. Area of gray matter on the back portion of the spinal cord A) Dorsal Horn. B) Ventral Horn. C) Anterior Column. D) Posterior Column. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorsal Horn. 9. What nerve supplies motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscle which rolls the eye laterally? A) Trigeminal. B) Trochlear. C) Abducting. D) Vestibulocochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abducting. 10. Signals between neurons are transmitted A) Electrically. B) Chemically. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemically. 11. Things that detect things such as taste, touch, smells, sounds, and sights. A) Motor Neurons. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Central Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Neurons. 12. What is the term for cellular respiration that occurs without oxygen present? A) Aerobic. B) Anaerobic. C) Isotonic. D) Isometric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaerobic. 13. The Central Nervous System ..... from all over the body. A) Receives, processes, and responds. B) Controls voluntary movements. C) Controls involuntary responses. D) Conduct signals to and from the brain and controls reflex activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receives, processes, and responds. 14. What receptor allows you to see a rainbow? A) Photoreceptor. B) Thermoreceptor. C) Mechanoreceptor. D) Graviton receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photoreceptor. 15. Which ventricle is related to the Thalamus? A) Lateral ventricle. B) Third ventricle. C) Fourth ventricle. D) Subarachnoid space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third ventricle. 16. Which of the following does not belong to basal ganglia? A) Black substance. B) Globus pallidus. C) Caudate nuclei. D) Putamen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black substance. 17. Semipermeable membrane, surrounding a cell that controls what goes into and out of the cell A) Cell Wall. B) Lysosome. C) Nucleus. D) Cell Membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell Membrane. 18. What coordinates voluntary muscle movements? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 19. Which division of the PNS is responsible for the "fight or flight" response? A) Sensory (Afferent) Division. B) Parasympathetic Division. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Sympathetic Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic Division. 20. The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary muscle movement is the A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. ← 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