This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 482 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 482 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The cerebellum is part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 2. They are our body's "telephone wiring" system that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body. A) Central Nervous System. B) Nerves. C) Neurons. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 3. What part of the brain is consist of medulla, pons and midbrain? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Diencephalon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 4. How does the nervous system help you know when your stomach is hungry? A) It sees the food. B) It hears the stomach growling. C) It gets a message from the digestive system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It gets a message from the digestive system. 5. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary processes during exercise? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 6. Long, thin process that transmits impulses A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Neuron. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 7. Your body's decision and communication center. A) Circulatory system. B) Digestive system. C) Nervous system. D) Respiratory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 8. Internal brain chamber filled with cerebrospinal fluid is called ..... A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Ventricle. C) Pons. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricle. 9. Which of the following is not a medullary vital center? A) Blood pressure. B) Cardiac. C) Vasomotor. D) Respiratory . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood pressure. 10. Controls cardiac and respiratory function. A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Brainstem. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata. 11. All of the following are true of neurotransmitters EXCEPT A) They are chemical messingers. B) They help messages get across the synaptic gap. C) They bind to specific receptor sites to create a neural impulse. D) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are true. 12. Mass of specialized capillaries that secretes cerebrospinal fluid into a brain ventricle A) Choroid plexus. B) Pineal gland. C) Pia mater. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choroid plexus. 13. The scope of the central nervous system includes ..... A) Peripheral Nerves. B) Spinal Cord and Brain. C) Autonomic Nerves and Brain. D) Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord and Brain. 14. There are ..... pairs of nerves in the human body. A) 34. B) 57. C) 45. D) 43. E) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 43. 15. What part of the brain is vital body functions, such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature and digestion monitored? A) Brain Stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Frontal Lobe. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain Stem. 16. Another name for pain receptors is ..... A) Tactile corpuscles. B) Lamellated corpuscles. C) Nociceptors. D) Mechanoreceptors. E) Agonists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nociceptors. 17. Functions of the Nervous System18. Helps the body ..... within itself A) Responds. B) Memory and Learning. C) Communicate. D) Receives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communicate. 18. This type of neuron is located in the Brain and Spinal Cord. A) Interneuron. B) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 19. What is the structural characteristic of most sensory neurons? A) Bipolar. B) Multipolar. C) Unipolar. D) Nonpolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unipolar. 20. It controls balance and muscular coordination A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Spinal cord. E) Spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. ← 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