This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 399 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 399 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sympathetic Nervous System A) All of the above. B) Flight or fight (Defend yourself). C) Stabilizes body systems to go back to homeostasis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flight or fight (Defend yourself). 2. Which of the following structures is located outside the cranium? A) Cerebrum. B) Thalamus. C) Anterior root. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anterior root. 3. What is the primary function of taste in mammals? A) Determining the edibility of an object. B) Supplying directional information. C) Detecting bad weather. D) Communicating using vibrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determining the edibility of an object. 4. The ear contains ..... A) Mechanoreceptors. B) Photoreceptors. C) Chemoreceptors. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanoreceptors. 5. Skin helps eliminate waste and produces ..... A) Vitamin D. B) Salt. C) Pores. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D. 6. The part of nervous system responsible for the reflex action is ..... A) Brain. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 7. Neuromuscular A) Pertaining to the nerves and muscles. B) Inflammation of the brain. C) Loss of sensation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pertaining to the nerves and muscles. 8. What does the parietal lobe deal with A) Planning. B) Vision. C) Personality. D) Info from the senses e.g. skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Info from the senses e.g. skin. 9. Pupil is dilated in bright light then constricted in dim light. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Nervous systems are made up of cells whose job it is to carry messages called ..... A) Discharges. B) Tweets. C) Nerve imposters. D) Nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve impulses. 11. Central communicator between the brain and rest of the body A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 12. The nervous that conduct messages from sensory receptors to the central nervous system A) Afferent. B) They will bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent. 13. What is the name of the response when the body is STRESSED? A) Fight or Flight. B) Rest or Digest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fight or Flight. 14. In the diagram, which labeled part is responsible for problem-solving? In the diagram, which labeled part is responsible for problem solving? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. Which of the following statements about axons is true? A) There are often numerous axons for each neuron. B) The axon is the site of neurotransmitter production. C) The axon carries impulses away from the cell body of a neuron. D) The axon contains the cell nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The axon carries impulses away from the cell body of a neuron. 16. Cells in the body that contain receptors that match certain hormones. A) Target Cells. B) Receptors. C) Glands. D) Thymus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Target Cells. 17. What is the tail of a Neuron called? A) Axon. B) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 18. Collection of myelinated nerve fibers in the CNS. A) Nerve. B) Tract. C) Nucleus. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tract. 19. The connective tissue wrapping that surrounds bundles (fascicles) of axons is the A) Epineurium. B) Endoneurium. C) Perineurium. D) Endosteum. E) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perineurium. 20. What is the function of an interneuron in the nervous system? A) To carry impulses to the brain. B) To act as a connector. C) To protect the body from harm. D) To control voluntary movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To act as a connector. ← 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