This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 425 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 425 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One of the three main parts of a neuron, this structure receives information from a stimulus and transmits it through the cell body to the axon as an electrical pulse. A) Interneuron. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrite. 2. Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving information from other neurons? A) Axon terminal. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 3. Specialized area of the cerebrum that allows you to express yourself; it is located to the parietal lobe A) Broca's Area. B) Primary motor Area. C) Somatic sensory Area. D) Wernicke's Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's Area. 4. This type of neuron changes light, touch and sound into neural signals which are sent back to our central nervous system to help our body understand and react to its surroundings. A) Sensory. B) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 5. T-F:Your brain is your body's command organ A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is 7 pointing to? A) Motor neuron. B) Sensory neuron. C) Effector. D) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effector. 7. Which of the following adult brain structures develops from the metencephalon? A) Cerebellum. B) Hypothalamus. C) Roof. D) Pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 8. Gray matter on the surface of the brain A) Ganglion. B) Cortex. C) Nerve tract. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cortex. 9. Combining form that means nerve root A) The root. B) Nerve. C) Root/o. D) Skulls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The root. 10. The cerebellum: A) Is a center for visual and hearing reflexes. B) Is a relay center for sensory input from body. C) Regulates coordination and balance. D) Regulates heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulates coordination and balance. 11. Which lobe is primarily responsible for processing auditory information (hearing)? A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal lobe. 12. Anna is recovering from a fight with Arianne. Anna's breathing is slowing down, her pulse is slowing, and she is fatigued. What part of the nervous system is responsible for these changes?ACranial NervesBParasympatheticCSpinal NervesDSympathetic A) Cranial Nerves. B) Parasympathetic. C) Spinal nerves. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 13. Controls thinking and awareness. A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 14. . Cardiac muscle is a..... muscle. A) Involuntary. B) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary. 15. The organ of equilibrium is the A) Semicircular canals. B) Tympanic membrane. C) Auditory ossicles. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicircular canals. 16. Part of the brain with specialized regions that control movement, memory, communication, and reasoning: A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal Cord. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 17. The cerebrum is responsible for ..... A) Smell, speech, touch, movement, sight, etc. B) Balance and coordination. C) Frontal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smell, speech, touch, movement, sight, etc. 18. A receptor cell that responds to mechanical stimuli such as touch, pressure, or sound waves. A) Mechanoreceptor. B) Chemoreceptor. C) Photoreceptor. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanoreceptor. 19. What nerve is purely sensory and carries impulses for the sense of smell? A) Vagus. B) Accessory. C) Optic. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Olfactory. 20. Narrow gaps in the myelin sheath between Schwann cells are called A) Neurotransmitters. B) Synapses. C) Neurilemma. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nodes of Ranvier. ← 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