This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 526 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 526 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Muscles are attached to the skeletal system to A) Increase energy through the mitochondria. B) Protect the lungs and heart. C) To replace damaged muscle. D) Allow the bones to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allow the bones to move. 2. Somatic nervous system is voluntary A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Poly- A) Many, much. B) Glue. C) To seize, take hold of. D) Back; to hold back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many, much. 4. Slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body A) Hydrocephalus. B) Dyslexia. C) Hemiparesis. D) Paraplegia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hemiparesis. 5. The three general functions of the nervous system are: A) Emotion, memory, and movement. B) Reflexive, predictive, and motor. C) Sensory, integrative and motor. D) Sensory, motor, and predictive. E) Sensory, motor, and manipulative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory, integrative and motor. 6. Most sounds are caused by the ..... of air particles. A) Wind. B) Horn. C) Vibrations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vibrations. 7. The ..... system is a system dealing with actions you do not control. A) Peripheral. B) Autonomic. C) Nervous system. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 8. ( ) are muscles that control movements inside your body. A) Skeletal muscles. B) Smooth muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth muscles. 9. Nerve cells that transmit information from your environment to your brain A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Neuron. D) Sensory neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory neuron. 10. The minimum amount of stimulation needed to induce an impulse in a nerve cell is called the ..... A) Impedance level. B) Resistance barrier. C) Stimulus. D) Threshold. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Threshold. 11. Which of the following includes the brain and spinal cord? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system. 12. Which part of the brain attaches to the spinal cord and includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata? A) Diencephalon. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 13. Becoming paralyzed as a result of a fall damages what nervous system? A) Sympathetic. B) Peripheral. C) Central. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central. 14. Where does digestion begin? A) Our teeth. B) Our stomach. C) The esophogus. D) Small intestines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our teeth. 15. After the brain has interpreted the message sent by the sensory nerves, the brain will create a command or instruction. This command will be sent to the muscles or glands via the ..... A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 16. If you have an accident and damage part of your brain, it's possible to lose certain abilities but maintain others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The largest and most complicated region of the brain, including the thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, and cerebrum. A) Forebrain. B) Midbrain. C) Backbrain. D) Downbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forebrain. 18. Regulates our body's automatic, functions, such as breathing, heartbeat, and digestion. A) Cerebrum. B) Brain. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 19. What major component of the human nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord? A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS. 20. Which is a description of the peripheral nervous system? A) Integration and command center-interprets info, make decisions. B) Consists of all spinal, cranial, sensory and motor nerves. C) Detects changes from inside and outside the body. D) Is the fight or flight response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consists of all spinal, cranial, sensory and motor nerves. ← 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