This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 519 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 519 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Being able to focus your eyes on objects that are both close to you and far away is called A) Pupil. B) Cataracts. C) Rods. D) Accommodation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accommodation. 2. Which part of the nervous system controls your BREATHING and DIGESTION? A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Dendrites. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 3. Do you remember the medulla's function? What would be the most likely symptom of a patient who was hit hard in the head and suffered an injury to the medulla? A) Loss of speech. B) Irregularity in breathing. C) Numbness in lower limbs. D) Loss of coordinated movements . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregularity in breathing. 4. Which glial cell help repair damaged brain cells? A) Motor. B) Astrocyte. C) Cell body. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Microglia. 5. Substance that is used by one neuron to signal another A) Girl. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitter. 6. What is Sensory nerves? A) It is a junction where communication between two neurons occurs. B) It is a action in which quick response is given which do no involve the brain. C) It is a type of nervou which send messages to the brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a junction where communication between two neurons occurs. 7. Another name for a nerve cell is A) Tissue. B) System. C) Neuron. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 8. Where does the interpretation and understanding of incoming sensory information from major sensory organ and the millions of receptors throughout the body A) Mostly in the cerebellum. B) Mostly in the frontal lobe. C) Mostly behind the frontal lobe. D) Mostly in the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mostly behind the frontal lobe. 9. The efferent nerves connected to the cardiac and smooth muscles. A) Autonomic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 10. The pathway that carries messages from the brain to the the hand is not the same pathway that carries messages for the hand to the brain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Sensory receptors that sense touch, cold, heat, pain, and pressure are collectively known as ..... A) Cutaneous receptors. B) Taste hairs. C) Hearing. D) Distinguish color. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutaneous receptors. 12. Which system is responsible for the function of the inner organs? A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 13. These are the 3 main parts of the brain A) Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla. B) Cerebrum, Axon, Dendrites. C) Medulla, Cerebellum, Cortex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla. 14. The fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord and acts as a shock absorber that protects the central nervous system A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid. 15. How many cranial nerves in dogs & cats? A) 12. B) 24. C) 36. D) Varies based on breed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 16. The spinal cord is protected by the backbone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The nervous system has an important function. What is the job of the nervous system? A) Sends signals and messages throughout your entire body. B) Carries blood and nutrients throughout the body. C) Helps our body take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. D) Provides shape to our bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sends signals and messages throughout your entire body. 18. There are ..... bones in an adult humanskeleton. A) 216. B) 206. C) 1066. D) 109. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 19. Your brain controls..... A) Only your muscles. B) Everything you do. C) Some of what you do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everything you do. 20. Which part of the brain controls thinking, senses and memory? A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. ← 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