This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 441 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 441 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These cells form a membrane that covers specialized brain parts: ..... A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal. C) Schwann. D) Microglial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal. 2. Which part of the brain is responsible for thermoregulation? A) Cerebrum. B) Hypothalamus. C) A calloused body. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 3. How does the nerve structure go from biggest to smallest A) Epineurium $\rightarrow$ Perinuerium$\rightarrow$ Endoneurium. B) Endoneurium $\rightarrow$ Perineurium $\rightarrow$ Epineurium. C) Perineurium$\rightarrow$ Endoneuirum $\rightarrow$ Epineurium. D) Epineurium $\rightarrow$ Endoneurium $\rightarrow$ Perineum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epineurium $\rightarrow$ Perinuerium$\rightarrow$ Endoneurium. 4. Which part of the brain controls your thinking? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 5. Small, wandering cells that engulf cell debris and pathogens in the CNS are called A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal cells. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microglia. 6. What controls the nervous system and all decision-making? A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Nerves. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 7. The cerebrum is associated with these brain functions. A) Body temperature, blood pressure and breathing. B) Balance and complex actions like walking. C) Thought and action. D) Sneezing and blinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thought and action. 8. Cell body of a nerve cell A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Dendrite. E) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soma. 9. The tough outer layer of meninges is A) Pia matter. B) Arachnoid. C) Dura mater. D) Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dura mater. 10. "Fight or Flight" / "Rest and Digest" A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Organic nervous system. D) Reflexive nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 11. A rapid change in charge across the membrane of a neuron is an ..... A) Action potential. B) Myelin sheath. C) Sodium-potassium pump. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 12. What kind of sensory receptors are found in the nose and mouth? A) Mechanoreceptors. B) Photoreceptors. C) Chemoreceptors. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemoreceptors. 13. What sense would you expect to be affected if a person suffered from a brain injury affecting the occipital lobe. A) Vision. B) Hearing. C) Touch. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vision. 14. Some schizophrenics who claim to be experiencing auditory hallucinations have irregular activity where in their brain? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal Lobe. 15. Which cell relays electrical messages? A) Red Blood Cell-RBC. B) White Blood Cell-WBC. C) Neuron. D) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 16. The autonomic nervous system is also known as the involuntary nervous system A) T. B) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 17. The blood-brain barrier, which prevents the immune system from reaching the neurons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. What body system works with the nervous system to allow a person to take a deep breath before going under water? A) Respiratory System. B) Skeletal System. C) Digestive System. D) Circulatory System. E) Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respiratory System. 19. What does the transverse fissure separate in the brain? A) The two hemispheres of the brain. B) The frontal lobe from the parietal lobe. C) The cerebrum from the cerebellum. D) The brain from the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cerebrum from the cerebellum. 20. This refers to any factor that may trigger a nerve impulse A) Reflex. B) Stimulus. C) Conclusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. ← 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