This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 419 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 419 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A synapse is A) A neural connection. B) A type of neurotransmitter. C) The place where neurons communicate. D) The part of the neuron on which small extensions grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The place where neurons communicate. 2. What does a neuron receive? A) Sensory overload. B) Messages. C) Blood. D) Cell waste tagsMS-LS1.8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Messages. 3. What is function of cranial nerve no. 2? A) Optic. B) Olfactory. C) Trochlear. D) Facials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic. 4. Which divison of the motor division is voluntary A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 5. Daniel ran quickly across the road to catch an approaching bus. When he got to the other side he noticed his breathing was faster and he was sweating. The division responsible for Daniel being able to run was A) Somatic. B) Sympathetic. C) Autonomic. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 6. What is the function of thermoreceptors? A) Detect chemical changes. B) Detect pain. C) Detect touch. D) Detect temperature changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detect temperature changes. 7. Which of the following is NOT true about the nervous system of most invertebrates? A) The nerve cord is ventral. B) There is a greater diversity across invertebrate species in nervous system organization than in vertebrates. C) Their nervous system functions are relatively simple. D) They show a greater degree of centralization and cephalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They show a greater degree of centralization and cephalization. 8. Which type of neuron structure has two processes and are found in the ears, eyes, and nose? A) Unipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bipolar. 9. What does the cerebrospinal fluid transport? A) Messages. B) Nutrients. C) Minerals. D) Waste products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrients. 10. This is the main part of the brain that controls balance and muscle coordination. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 11. Neurons that form bridges to transmit impulses between other neurons A) Neurilemma. B) Motor Neurons. C) Interneurons/ Association Neurons. D) Sensory Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons/ Association Neurons. 12. The peripheral nervous system is a network of nerves that branes out from the central nervous system and connects it to the rest of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. . How many pairs of cranial nerves do humans have? A) 4. B) 12. C) 21. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 14. Fatty layers formed from certain neuroglia that surround axons, providing insulation A) Myelin sheaths. B) Myelin. C) Neurofibrils. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin sheaths. 15. The skin senses for which of the following? A) Temperature. B) Pressure. C) Pain. D) Touch. E) The skin can sense all of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The skin can sense all of these. 16. The ossicles are the A) Tympanic membrane. B) Ear drum. C) Hammer, stirrup, and anvil. D) Hairs inside the cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hammer, stirrup, and anvil. 17. Directs sound vibrations. A) Cochlea. B) Eustachian Tube. C) Hammer, Anvil, Staples. D) External Auditory Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) External Auditory Canal. 18. The somatic nervous system controls ..... A) External actions of skin and muscles. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Internal activities of organs and glands. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External actions of skin and muscles. 19. AKA a headache A) Hydrocephalus. B) Cephalalgia. C) Dementia. D) Concussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cephalalgia. 20. The ..... controls involuntary vital processes, such as breathing, digestion, and the pumping of your heart. A) Brainstem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brainstem. ← 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