This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 350 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 350 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the diagnostic procedure that examines a sample of fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord? A) PET. B) Complete Blood Count (CBC). C) Lumbar Puncture. D) Thalamotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lumbar Puncture. 2. Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate? A) Diencephalon. B) Brain Stem. C) Frontal Lobe. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain Stem. 3. In which division do the brain and spinal cord belong? A) Central Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Somatic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 4. Which one is a function of the parietal lobe? A) Vision. B) Memory. C) Sense of touch. D) Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sense of touch. 5. Active Transport needed for nerve function and action potential generation A) Diffusion. B) Osmosis. C) Sodium/Potassium Pump. D) Endocytosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium/Potassium Pump. 6. Both Parkinson's Disease and Schizophrenia are associated with dysregulation of ..... A) GABA. B) Dopamine. C) Serotonin. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dopamine. 7. Inhibits the opening of Na+ channels A) Anesthetics. B) Aspirin. C) Plavix. D) Active transports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anesthetics. 8. THE NERVES ARE MADE OF? A) CEREBRUM. B) NEURONS. C) SPINAL CORD. D) FIBERS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NEURONS. 9. The Central Nervous System is responsible for: A) Reflex. B) Memory. C) Brainstem activity. D) Controlling body functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controlling body functions. 10. A chronic, progressive, disabling condition resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath is ..... A) Cerebral palsy. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Epilepsy. D) Parkinson's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple sclerosis. 11. What does the term depolarization mean? A) Outermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds each spinal nerve. B) Period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron. C) Wrapping that forms fiber bundles called fascicles. D) Layer of loose connective tissue surrounding each axon. E) State in which the resting potential is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) State in which the resting potential is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron. 12. Destroyed by Alzheimer's disease A) Neurons. B) Glial Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 13. Occupies most of the cranium and is divided into right and left halves called hemispheres, contains cerebral cortex A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) The pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 14. The area of the cerebrum associated with understanding language is called A) The occipital lobe. B) Wernicke's Area. C) Pons. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wernicke's Area. 15. If an elderly person thinks that food does not taste as good as it used to, what is the likely reason? A) A decline in his or her kinesthetic senses. B) A decline in his or her cochlea. C) A decline in his or her vestibular system. D) A decline in her or his olfaction (chemoreceptors). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A decline in her or his olfaction (chemoreceptors). 16. A nerve is a bundle of parallel A) Neurons. B) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 17. The following are true of the cerebellum except which one? A) Has lobes connected by the vermis. B) Controls voluntary movements. C) Controls involuntary movements. D) Has the arbor vitae pathways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controls voluntary movements. 18. Which part of the brain stem merges into the spinal cord? A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Medulla oblongata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 19. Which system is responsible for connecting the Central Nervous System to the rest of the body? A) Skeletal System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Autonomic Nervous System . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral Nervous System. 20. What are the two main functional subdivisions of the nervous system? A) Central and peripheral. B) Somatic and autonomic. C) Sensory and motor. D) Autonomic and sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central and peripheral. ← 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