This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 370 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 370 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Transparent anterior portion of the outer tunic of the eye A) Sclera. B) Iris. C) Retina. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 2. Examples of Chemoreceptors are ..... A) Touch and hearing. B) Sight and time. C) Taste and smell. D) Pain and tissue damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taste and smell. 3. Which of the following functions as a motor protein in all three types of muscle tissue? A) Actin. B) Myosin. C) Troponin. D) Titin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myosin. 4. Responsible for controlling hunger, thirst, many emotions, body temperature, and circadian rhythms (sleeping and waking patterns) A) Anterior cingulate cortex. B) Cerebellum. C) Hippocampus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 5. Fasicle refers to A) Bundle. B) Packet. C) Stringlike. D) Micro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bundle. 6. The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called A) Keratin. B) Melanin. C) Carotene. D) Mucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keratin. 7. Which of your muscles are voluntary? A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 8. When your arm "falls asleep" what is actually happening? A) Your arm is tired and takes a nap. B) The communication between the nerves and the brain no longer flows smoothly. C) Nothing. D) The communication between the nerves and the brain flows faster than normal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The communication between the nerves and the brain no longer flows smoothly. 9. If foreign substances pass the body's first line of defense and into the bloodstream, what happens? A) They are attacked by saliva or mucous. B) They are attacked by lymphocytes. C) The body has no other defense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are attacked by lymphocytes. 10. Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGEST A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 11. During repolarization, what occurs in the axon's neuron? A) Action potential stops, outside membrane positive, inside negative. B) Action potential stops outside membrane negative inside positive. C) Action potential begins. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential stops, outside membrane positive, inside negative. 12. The terminals contain tiny sacs, or vesicles, filled with ..... A) Neurotransmitters. B) Neurons. C) Schawn cells. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 13. Chemical used to send a signal across a synapse A) Sodium ion. B) Neurotransmitter. C) Potassium ion. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitter. 14. This is the lobe of the cerebrum that controls the sense of vision. A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 15. What is the cell body of a neuron also known as? A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Dendrite. D) Synaptic bulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soma. 16. Which of the following is NOT a function of the cerebrum? A) Consciousness. B) Memory. C) Equilibrium. D) Willed movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equilibrium. 17. Where are your phalanges located? A) Nose and Ears. B) Hip and Ribs. C) Large and Small Intestine. D) Fingers and Toes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fingers and Toes. 18. The Medulla Oblongata A) Maintains involuntary body functions. B) Regulates vision. C) Regulates athletic abilities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintains involuntary body functions. 19. Where is the nucleus of a neuron located? A) Dendrite. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell body. 20. The lobe in charge of processing sensory input A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. ← 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