This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 381 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 381 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... neuron sends directions back to the site of the stimulus A) CNS. B) Motor. C) Effector. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 2. Deductive reasoning is ..... A) From general to specific. B) From specific to general. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From general to specific. 3. Involuntary muscle control is governed by the ..... nervous system. A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Central. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 4. Which among the following is an example for a reflex action? A) Digestion of food. B) Clapping our hands. C) Sudden withdrawal of hands when pricked by a pin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudden withdrawal of hands when pricked by a pin. 5. Which cranial nerve is responsible for motor impulses to muscles of facial expression, tear glands, and salivary glands? A) Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII). B) Facial nerve (VII). C) Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX). D) Oculomotor nerve (III). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facial nerve (VII). 6. Which of the following are the three basic types of neurons? A) Sensory neurons, motor neurons, stem cells. B) Reflexes, sensory neurons, motor neurons. C) Motor neurons, stem cells, reflexes. D) Inter-neurons, sensory neurons, motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inter-neurons, sensory neurons, motor neurons. 7. Information stored in the brain that is retrievable over a long period of time or even your entire life A) Long term memory. B) Short term memory. C) Brain recall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long term memory. 8. Dendrites are neuron processes that conduct impulses toward the cell body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The front part of the brain involved in decision-making, problem-solving, emotions, and voluntary muscle movements A) Occipital lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Cerebellum. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal lobe. 10. Example of involuntary action is ..... A) Reading. B) Talking. C) Breathing. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing. 11. What does the parasympathetic nervous system do? A) Increases the heart rate and blood pressure. B) Decreases heart rate, breathing. C) Increases the peristalsis of the digestive tract. D) Increases the production of saliva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases heart rate, breathing. 12. Which of the following bodily actions is controlled by the somatic nervous system? A) An increase in cardiac contractions during stressful situations. B) A decrease in breathing rate during sleep. C) Increased force production of the hamstring muscles during running. D) Increase is stomach muscle action after eating a meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased force production of the hamstring muscles during running. 13. The optic nerve A) Only works when our eyes are open. B) Only works when we are 2 months old or more. C) Transfers optic information from the retina to the brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transfers optic information from the retina to the brain. 14. Keep neurons separate from cerebrospinal fluid A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes/Schwann's Cells. C) Microglia. D) Ependymal Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal Cells. 15. The sense of hearing uses ..... A) Electromagnetic receptors. B) Thermal receptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors. 16. Which type of glial cell regulates your cerebral spinal fluid? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial Cells. C) Satellite Cells. D) Ependymal Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal Cells. 17. There are two kinds of nerves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What are known to be the immune system cells of the brain? A) Ependymal cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microglia. 19. This nerve has motor fibers to the face, and causes facial expressions A) Trigeminal. B) Facial. C) Optic. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facial. 20. What does the parietal lobe do an interpret? A) Personality, reasoning, judgement, voluntary move, and speech. B) Speech interpretation and hearing. Plays small role in memory. C) Sense of touch. D) Visual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sense of touch. ← 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