This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 1030 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 1030 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word matches the definition? An action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something. A) Reflex. B) Stimulus. C) Peripheral nerve. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 2. The neurons that conduct impulses to the spinal cord and brain are the: A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Association neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons. 3. Which nerves carry messages from the body to the brain? A) Sensory nerves. B) Cell nerves. C) Motor nerves. D) Sensory nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 4. Touch, pressure, temperature, pain. A) Parietal Lobe. B) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal Lobe. 5. Lets light into the anterior surface of the eye A) Cornea. B) Vitreous Humor. C) Sclera. D) Aqueous Humor. E) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 6. The main portion of the Peripheral Nervous System is the? A) Neuron. B) Nerves. C) Brain. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 7. Which of the following conditions is characterized by progressive disorientation, apathy, speech and gait disturbances, and loss of memory: A) Reye Syndrome. B) Alzheimer's. C) Parkinson's Disease. D) Bell's Palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's. 8. What is a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes? A) Lethargy. B) Dementia. C) Phobia. D) Cerebrovascular Accident aka Stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dementia. 9. TRUE/FALSE:The peripheral nervous system controls how the body reacts to an experience. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Parts of the Brain Stem A) Bridge & Brain. B) Cerebrum and Cerebellum. C) Thalamus and Hypothalamus. D) Pontus & Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pontus & Spinal Cord. 11. What is the role of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system? A) Regulate neurotransmitter levels. B) Transmit nerve impulses. C) Support and anchor neurons. D) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. 12. The brain sends messages to our body and our body sends messages to our brain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. A collection of organs that work together to gather and interpret information about the body's internal and external environment, and respond to that information. A) The Endocrine System. B) The Nervous System. C) The Cardiovascular System. D) The Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Nervous System. 14. What is the "role" of myelin? A) Insulation which allows quick electrical impulse transmission. B) Expose the neuron to the external environment. C) Chemical substances which transmit messages. D) Gap between two nerve cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insulation which allows quick electrical impulse transmission. 15. Monitors cerebrospinal fluid A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 16. Vessels that bring blood towards the heart A) Alveoli. B) Veins. C) Arteries. D) Capillaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 17. Which procedure involves measuring the dimensions of the brain? A) Encephaloplasty. B) Encephalometer. C) Encephalotomy. D) Encephalometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encephalometry. 18. Both the brain and spinal cord are protected by what other body system? A) The central system. B) The skeletal system. C) The autonomic system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The skeletal system. 19. What type of receptors experience the sensations of touch, cold, heat, pain, and pain. A) Cutaneous receptors. B) Olfactory receptors. C) Pressure receptors. D) Pain receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutaneous receptors. 20. When you see a color, the brain is sending a signal to your eye. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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