This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 333 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 333 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The brain creates connections BETWEEN these cells: A) Neurons. B) Salivary glands. C) Hairs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 2. Controls the vasometer center and your cardiac system A) Pons. B) Thalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata. 3. Which 2 senses use waves to interpret information? A) Taste and smell. B) Taste and touch. C) Sight and hearing. D) Hearing and smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sight and hearing. 4. The parasympathetic helps your body during "fight or flight" situations. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What is a neurotransmitter? A) Fatty covering of the axon. B) Nerve cell. C) Chemical messenger. D) Gap between neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemical messenger. 6. Identify parts of the EYE (yellow) A) Central pit. B) Posterior compartment. C) Optic nerve. D) Blind spot. E) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic nerve. 7. Conscious activities are controlled by the ..... nervous system A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Peripheral. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 8. The sensory division of the PNS is also known as the A) Afferent division. B) Efferent division. C) Motor division. D) Sympathetic division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent division. 9. Why is the nervous system like a game of telephone? A) Nerve cells are really bad at communicating. B) Information is sent from the brain through many nerve cells that have to pass along the information. C) Your body always does exactly what your brain tells it to do. D) Information goes directly from the brain to the organ it needs to without anything in-between. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information is sent from the brain through many nerve cells that have to pass along the information. 10. Which statement is true about white matter? A) Composed of neuron cell bodies and found in the central part of the spinal cord. B) Composed of axons and found in the central part of the spinal cord. C) Composed of neuron cell bodies and found in the peripheral part of the spinal cord. D) Composed of axons and found in the peripheral part of the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Composed of axons and found in the peripheral part of the spinal cord. 11. This part of the brain processes sensory information A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 12. Which of the following is composed of 3 layers of connective tissue that help protect the brain and spinal cord? A) Blood-Brain barrier. B) Meninges. C) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 13. What statement about the sense of taste is true? A) Taste is influences by the sense of smell. B) Taste buds are called lacteals. C) There are no taste buds in the back of the tongue. D) There are two main tastes, sweet and salty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taste is influences by the sense of smell. 14. These types of glial cells are in the CNS. They'e the most abundant and cling to neurons, synaptic endings, and capillaries They control the chemical environment around the neuron and help repair if it's injured. A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal. C) Astrocytes. D) Microglial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocytes. 15. Grooves or fissures divide the cerebral cortex into sections called- A) Frontal lobe. B) Cerebral lobes. C) Cerebral cortex. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral lobes. 16. What is the last step of the Reflex Arc? A) Effector. B) Affector. C) Afferent Neuron. D) Efferent Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effector. 17. The ..... works with other body systems to help organisms respond to stimuli. A) Digestive system. B) Respiratory system. C) Muscular system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous system. 18. ( ) is muscles that appear banded. A) Smooth muscle. B) Straited muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straited muscle. 19. Receptors for Visual Processing, Detect Black, white and gray, important in dim light A) Rods. B) Feature Detectors. C) Bipolar Cells. D) Occipital Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rods. 20. Junction between two neurons A) Axon terminal. B) Dendrite. C) Conclusion. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. ← 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