This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 158 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 158 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This part of the brain controls thirst and hunger. A) Cerebellum. B) Brain stem. C) Hypothalamus. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 2. What part of your eye sends the messages to and from your brain? A) Retina. B) Optic nerve. C) Iris. D) Vitreous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic nerve. 3. What components make up the central nervous system? A) The brain. B) The spinal cord. C) The brain and spinal cord. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain and spinal cord. 4. What type of stimulus? Loud fire alarm A) Internal. B) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External. 5. The sense of taste detects ..... stimuli. A) Chemical. B) Mechanical. C) Electromagnetic. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 6. Which part of the nervous system is called the control center because it tells the body what to do? A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 7. The term for a signal or message conducted by a neuron is a(n): A) Resting potential. B) Refractory period. C) Action potential. D) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action potential. 8. The Nervous System controls ..... A) Center of the body. B) The hand. C) The left leg. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Center of the body. 9. Which of the following is the generic name of Duragesic\textregistered? A) Fentanyl. B) Meperidine. C) Oxymorphone. D) Propofol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fentanyl. 10. The cells in our body that carry the electrical signals throughout our bodies are called ..... A) Neutrons. B) Veins. C) Neurons. D) Capillaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 11. The Central Nervous System is a part of the ..... A) Sensing pathway. B) Processing pathway. C) Response pathway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Processing pathway. 12. Ganglia are clusters of neurons in arthropods A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Part of brain where the 2 cerebral hemispheres are joined. Connects the two sides so that you can perform complex tasks. A) Callous body. B) Brainstem. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callous body. 14. "Transmit information about internal or external stimuli" refer to A) Sensory neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Spinal cord. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 15. What type of cell creates a myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system? A) Schwann cell. B) The Oligodentres. C) Osteocyte. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cell. 16. How many parts to the Cerebrum are there? A) 6. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 17. Sensory neurons control movement ability. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. NERVE CELL A) NEURON. B) CELL BODY. C) NEUTRON. D) AXON. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NEURON. 19. Which involuntary nervous system does your body use to control the bowel? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympatheitc. C) Enteric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enteric. 20. Axons are part of a neuron that send electrical signals ..... the cell body A) To. B) Away from. C) In between. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Away from. ← 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