This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 137 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 137 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wood/o A) Sleep. B) Speech. C) Split. D) Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mind. 2. Sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs A) Left Atrium. B) Left Ventricle. C) Right Atrium. D) Right Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right Ventricle. 3. What is the primary function of the hypothalamus in the brain? A) Regulating the autonomic nervous system. B) Coordinating voluntary muscle movements. C) Processing visual information. D) Relaying sensory information to the cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulating the autonomic nervous system. 4. Where is the part of the tongue that is most sensitive to sour taste located? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 5. This system allows the body to move when attached to bone. A) Circulatory. B) Muscular. C) Skeleton. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular. 6. Which organ acts like CPU of computer A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Brain. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 7. This structure is the outer coating of the front of the eye ball. A) Cornea. B) Lens. C) Retina. D) Optic Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 8. A nerve impulse is both chemical and electrical A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. What are the main organs of the nervous system? A) Spinal cord, Brain and veins. B) Heart, Brain and Arteries. C) Brain, Nerves and Spinal cord. D) Nose, Brain and Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, Nerves and Spinal cord. 10. Which is not characteristic of neurons? A) High mitotic rate. B) High metabolic rate. C) Require continuous supplies of glucose and oxygen. D) Extreme longevity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High mitotic rate. 11. ¡carry information to the smooth and cardiac muscles, and glands. Involuntary. A) Autonomic NS. B) Somatic NS. C) Central NS. D) Peripheral NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic NS. 12. If it gets very hot outside $\rightarrow$ your skin temperature rises $\rightarrow$ sweat gland release sweat $\rightarrow$ sweat evaporates $\rightarrow$ cooling occurs.Is this sympathetic or parasympathetic? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic motor sensory. D) Visceral/autonomic motor sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 13. ..... protects the eyes from dust and dirt. A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Eye lashes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eye lashes. 14. The suffix-plegia means A) Movement. B) Order. C) Paralysis. D) Coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paralysis. 15. The largest portion of the brain is the: A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 16. Which of the following are NOT the examples of voluntary action? A) Writing. B) Reading. C) Breathing. D) Listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing. 17. Which type of neuron is responsible for carrying signals towards the central nervous system? A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons. 18. How would a damaged cerebellum affect the body? A) Slow down the right side of the body. B) Slow down the right side of the body. C) Affect certain voluntary movements like walking or talking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affect certain voluntary movements like walking or talking. 19. The central nervous system is made up of the ..... and ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Spine. D) A &B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A &B. 20. Long and thin bundle of nervous tissue extending from lower part of brain A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. ← 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