This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 404 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 404 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) can be defined as a motor nervous system that controls glands, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle. A) This is true. B) This is false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is true. 2. The neuromodulator responsible for regulating the sleep-wake cycle is called: A) Serotonin. B) Glucose. C) Dopamine. D) Melatonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Serotonin. 3. Which of the following is the opening of the eye A) Iris. B) Ciliary Body. C) Pupil. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pupil. 4. Sites in the sensory organs that receive external stimulation to be sent to the brain for interpretation is ..... A) Ganglion. B) Innervations. C) Plexus. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptors. 5. The afferent neuron: A) Monitor changes both inside and outside body and sends signal to control center. B) Gathers information and decides what to be done. C) Activates effector organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monitor changes both inside and outside body and sends signal to control center. 6. Anesthesiologist A) A medical doctor who specializes in giving anesthesia. B) A medical doctor who specializes in bones. C) A medical doctor who specializes in cancer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A medical doctor who specializes in giving anesthesia. 7. The cerebellum controls the movement, balance and coordinatiion. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The part in green A) Occipital lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occipital lobe. 9. Most inferior part of the brain stem. Contains control centers that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, swallowing, and vomiting, among others. A) Pituitary gland. B) Repolarization. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Mammillary bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 10. Muscles are attached to bones by strong tissue called: A) Tendons. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Wires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 11. The bumps located on the cerebrum are known as the ..... A) Fissures. B) Sulcus. C) Gyrus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gyrus. 12. Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves, Sensory Organs A) Parts of the Muscular system. B) Parts of the Digestive system. C) Parts of the Nervous system. D) Parts of the Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parts of the Nervous system. 13. Muscles become small and weak due to disuse A) Atrophy. B) Hypertrophy. C) Muscle fatigue. D) Cramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atrophy. 14. Which of the following is NOT true about the CNS (Central Nervous System)? A) CNS has two main components, the somatic and autonomic nervous system. B) CNS serves as the main processing center of the system. C) CNS acts like a CPU of a computer that process and interprets information. D) CNS consists of main components namely the brain and the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS has two main components, the somatic and autonomic nervous system. 15. Which statement best describes a response? A) Slow response that your brain has to process. B) Rapid response to protect body from harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slow response that your brain has to process. 16. Luna, Isla, and Kai are studying the human nervous system. They are trying to identify the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls conscious activities. What should they choose? A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 17. Information from our eyes is interpreted here ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital lobe. 18. The direction of an impulse travels is A) Dendrite, axon, across the synapse. B) Axon, dendrite, across the synapse. C) Across the synapse, axon, dendrite. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite, axon, across the synapse. 19. The cerebrum controls our ..... A) Thinking. B) Memory. C) Learning ability. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 20. What are structures # 5&6? A) Axon/ Axon Terminal. B) Cell Body. C) Dendrites. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon/ Axon Terminal. ← 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