This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 494 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 494 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -phasia A) Speech. B) Paralysis. C) Nerve. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech. 2. Involuntary stimuli to the cardiac muscles, smooth muscles, internal organs, blood pressure sweating etc. A) Somatic Reflex. B) Autonomic Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic Reflex. 3. What are the cells of the nervous system called? A) Muscle cells. B) Nerve cells. C) Blood cells. D) Skin cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve cells. 4. The muscular system has both voluntary and involuntary muscles. Which is an example of a involuntary muscle movement? A) Walking. B) Blinking. C) Jumping. D) Talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blinking. 5. Which system of the body provides protection for the organs? A) Muscular system. B) Cardiovascular system. C) Skeletal System. D) Digestive System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal System. 6. ....are treelike extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body. These tiny protrusions receive information from other neurons and transmit electrical stimulation to the soma A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Nerve impulse. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 7. Somatic refers to the stomach and bladder A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Connects the left and right brain A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Corpus Callosum. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corpus Callosum. 9. What is the primary function of the lens of the eye? A) Refraction of light to the retina. B) Impulse reception and transmission. C) Maintains the shape of the eyeball and refracts light. D) Color vision and night vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refraction of light to the retina. 10. Function of the retina? A) Retaining memory of what we see. B) Providing support to the lens. C) Covering the optic nerve. D) Changing light into electric impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Changing light into electric impulses. 11. The central nervous system includes the ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Spinal nerves. C) Cranial nerves. D) Sensory receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 12. The brain is the most important organ of the body.true or false? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Towards the outside of something A) Peripheral. B) Neuron. C) Neural. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral. 14. Mood swings are a sign of a nervous disease A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which of the following is NOT a direct function of the nervous system? A) Sensation. B) Integration. C) Response. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movement. 16. The thick cord of nerve tissue in the center of the backbone is the ..... A) Dendrite. B) Neuron. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 17. What is the function of the parietal lobe of the brain? A) Involved with vision. B) Involved in short-term memory, speech, musical rhythm. C) Helps a person identify objects and understand spatial relationships. D) Involved in personality characteristics, decision-making and movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps a person identify objects and understand spatial relationships. 18. Muscles and glands that respond to a stimulus from the central nervous system are referred to as A) Receptors. B) Effectors. C) Glia. D) Vesicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effectors. 19. Nerves cells are ..... compared with their surrounding environment. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) Ionized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 20. What is released when the impulse reaches the axon terminals? A) Hormones. B) Action potentials. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Electrical charges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters. ← 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