This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 382 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 382 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The brain and spinal cord are the ..... nervous system A) Peripheral. B) Central. C) Somatic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central. 2. Clear liquid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and provides mechanical and chemical protection A) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). B) Myelin sheath. C) Nodes of Ranvier. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). 3. The two cerebral hemispheres are connected by the: A) Cerebellum. B) Midbrain. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Callous body. 4. Which of the following controls your involuntary functions? A) Somatic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Autonomic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic. 5. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Sensory (afferent). D) Motor (efferent). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 6. Nerve cells are made of three parts. A) Dendrite, axons, neurons. B) Dendrite, axons, cell bodies. C) Dendrite, axons, myelin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite, axons, cell bodies. 7. Funny turns A) Awkward turn. B) Pass out. C) I ask. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awkward turn. 8. Receptor sites and axon terminals directly touch, allowing messages to move from one neuron to the next A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What are the 3 types of muscles? A) Skeletal, muscular, ligament. B) Skeletal, smooth, cardiac. C) Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum. D) Cardiac, smooth, brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal, smooth, cardiac. 11. Which division of the nervous system makes conscious decisions? A) Central nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 12. What is the CNS? A) Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). B) Continuous nervous system (brain and spinal cord). C) Controlling nervous station (brain and spinal cord). D) Coordination nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). 13. Which of these is not true about the central nervous system? A) Contains the brain and spinal chord. B) Is involved with integration of informaiton. C) Are myelinated by Schwann cells. D) Contains more neurons than the PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are myelinated by Schwann cells. 14. Involuntary muscles that work in internal organs, like your digestive tract: A) Smooth. B) Skeletal. C) Cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 15. Contains a Respiratory Center that controls smooth muscles that control one's respiratory rate. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Pons. D) Spinal cord elongated. E) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord elongated. 16. The ..... attaches the lens. A) Cilia. B) Suspensory ligaments. C) Vitreous humor. D) Aqueous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspensory ligaments. 17. What does epithelial tissue do? A) Carries messages to and from the brain. B) Provides structure and support. C) Causes movement. D) Forms the protective outer layer of skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forms the protective outer layer of skin. 18. What is the nervous system made up of? A) The brain, the cerebrum, and nerves. B) The cerebellum, the spinal cord, and eyes. C) The brain, the spinal cord, and nerves. D) The brain, the cerebrum, and eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain, the spinal cord, and nerves. 19. Joints allow our body ..... A) To interact with our enviroment. B) To go into action. C) To bend and move. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To bend and move. 20. Which type of specialized cell contract and move up and down? A) Cardiac muscle cell. B) Skeletal muscle cell. C) Smooth muscle cell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal muscle cell. ← 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