This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 208 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 208 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the brain is known as the "little brain" ? A) Brainstem. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 2. The dendrite A) Is a long extension of a neuron. B) Conducts nerve impulses to the cell body. C) Is the main information processing center of the nervous system. D) Is something in the environment that directly influences the activity of a living organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conducts nerve impulses to the cell body. 3. What is the part of an ear that is a fluid-filled organ of the inner ear? A) Cornea. B) Pupil. C) Retina. D) Cochlea. E) Olfactory Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlea. 4. What detects a stimulus? A) A detector. B) An effector. C) A receptor. D) A Simulator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A receptor. 5. Which of the following is responsible for transmitting nerve impulses away from the cell body? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Synapse. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 6. Right side of your brain controls the ..... side of your body. A) Right. B) Left. C) Both sides. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 7. What happens to the pupil of the eye in the sympathetic system? A) Constricts. B) Dilates. C) Remains the same. D) Becomes blind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dilates. 8. The cranial nerves are part of the ..... nervous system, and the peripheral nerves are part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central, central. B) Central, peripheral. C) Peripheral, central. D) Peripheral, peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral, peripheral. 9. This is an organ located within the skull that functions as organizer and distributor of information for the body. A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Brain Stem. D) Cranial Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 10. What is the term for nearsightedness? A) Hyperopia. B) Myopia. C) Presbyopia. D) Astigmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myopia. 11. The right side of the body is controlled by the ..... of the brain. A) Right. B) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 12. Body ..... work together in tissues and organs. A) Muscles. B) Skin. C) Cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cells. 13. Which of these divisions deals with involuntary movements? A) Central Nervous System. B) Afferent Division. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic Nervous System. 14. The spinal cord sends messages between ..... A) The brain and the rest of the body. B) Your friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brain and the rest of the body. 15. Receptor neurons sense the environment, namely ..... A) Light, sound, touch and chemicals. B) Sight, taste, feeling and chemicals. C) Hearing, smelling, seeing and chemicals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light, sound, touch and chemicals. 16. The ..... attaches muscle to bone. A) Tendon. B) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 17. What is chyme? A) A particular type of digestive enzymes. B) What food is called after it has been digested by the stomach. C) A chemically active part of the small intestine. D) The passage that leads from the small intestine to the large intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What food is called after it has been digested by the stomach. 18. Which of the following describes a nerve? A) Bundle of fibers composed of neurons that use signals to transmit information. B) The message that a neuron. C) Organ in the skull that coordinates sensation and intellect. D) Cells that carry information through the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bundle of fibers composed of neurons that use signals to transmit information. 19. What are the 2 parts of the central nervous system (CNS)? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Brain and nerves. C) Spinal cord and skull. D) Skull and chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 20. Cells of the PNS that encase axons in a lipid sheath (mylelin) A) Schwann. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Multipolar. D) Bipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann. ← 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