This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 175 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 175 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Does the nervous system has it's own cells? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. Which of these is a long bone? A) Femur. B) Patella. C) Scapula. D) Carpal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 3. Which of the following is the INCORRECT pairing of neuron and neurotransmitter released? A) Sympathetic preganglionic neuron-acetylcholine. B) Parasympathetic preganglionic neuron-acetylcholine. C) Sympathetic postganglionic neuron-norepinephrine. D) Parasympathetic postganglionic neuron-norepinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic postganglionic neuron-norepinephrine. 4. The axillary nerve comes off of which spinal root? A) C5 and C6. B) T1 only. C) C7 and T1. D) C8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C5 and C6. 5. Which of the following does NOT describe an astrocyte? A) Star-shaped. B) Found in the CNS. C) Produce myelin. D) Support neurons and blood capillaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Produce myelin. 6. What is the function of the brain stem? A) To regulate individuals interactions with the environment. B) To monitor and control body functions such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature, and digestion. C) To monitor information coming from the outside. D) Help with spatial orientation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To monitor and control body functions such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature, and digestion. 7. Largest part of the brain A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 8. The junction where one neuron can transfer an impulse to another structure is called ..... A) Impulse. B) Conclusion. C) Reflex. D) Nerve cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 9. Why does your body separate negative and positive charges? A) For protection. B) To build potential. C) To divide the cell. D) It allows the axon to send messages faster. E) So it can't respond to any other stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To build potential. 10. Which system does the nervous system signal to remove a hand from a burning pot? A) Muscular. B) Sensory. C) Endocrine. D) Circulatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular. 11. What are the 5 sense organs? A) Brain, Tongue, Spinal Cord, Skin, Nose. B) Tongue, Nose, Eyes, Skin, Mouth. C) Tongue, Skin, Nose, Ear, Eyes. D) Skin, Brain, Lungs, Eyes, Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tongue, Skin, Nose, Ear, Eyes. 12. Which structure is found within the peripheral nervous system? ¿Qué estructura se encuentra dentro del sistema nervioso periférico? A) Nerves in the spinal cord. B) Neurons in the brain. C) Glial cells in the brain. D) Nerves in the skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves in the skin. 13. A change in an organism's environment that causes a response. A) Stimulus. B) Response. C) Tropism. D) Phototropism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 14. There are ..... of cranial nerves A) 6 bundles. B) 2 tracts. C) 12 pairs. D) 10 branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 pairs. 15. Skeletal muscles A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 16. Which brain scan shows cross sectional scans of the brain? A) MRI. B) MEG. C) MRA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MRI. 17. What is voluntary action? A) Action that we are aware. B) Action that are automatic. C) Occur immediately. D) Unconscious control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action that we are aware. 18. What are tree like projections from a neuron A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 19. Part of the brain that controls reflexes A) Medulla. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 20. Which of the following is the largest cranial nerve? A) Cranial nerve V. B) Cranial nerve VI. C) Cranial nerve X. D) Cranial nerve VII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranial nerve V. ← 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